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The book collectors : a band of Syrian rebels and the stories that carried them through a war  Cover Image Book Book

The book collectors : a band of Syrian rebels and the stories that carried them through a war

Minoui, Delphine (author.). Vergnaud, Lara, (translator.).

Summary: "An extraordinary account of a band of young men in a besieged Damascan suburb who find books in the rubble and create a secret library."-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780374115166
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    197 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.

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General Note:
"Originally published in French in 2017 by Éditions du Seuil, France, as 'Les passeurs de livres de Daraya.' "--Title page verso.
Maps on endpapers.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Books and reading -- Syria -- Dārayyā
Libraries and society -- Syria -- Dārayyā
Dārayyā (Syria) -- Intellectual life -- 21st century
Dārayyā (Syria) -- Social life and customs
Libraries -- Social aspects -- Syria -- Dārayyā
Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-

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  • 8 of 8 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tumbler Ridge Public Library.

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Tumbler Ridge Public Library ANF 956.91 MINOU (Text) TRL30243 Entertaining Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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