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Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution: Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution: Voices from Tunis to Damascus Paperback - 2013
by Layla Al-Zubaidi (Editor); Matthew Cassel (Editor); Robin Moger (Translator)
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An English PEN Awardwinning collection of personal testimony from participants in the Arab Spring
As revolution swept through the Arab world in spring of 2011, much of the writing that reached the West came via analysts and academics, experts and expats. We heard about Facebook posts and tweeted calls to action, but what was missing was testimony from on-the-ground participantswhich is precisely what Layla Al-Zubaidi and Matthew Cassel have brought together in Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution. These essays and profoundly moving, often harrowing, firsthand accounts span the region from Tunisia to Syria and include contributors ranging from student activists to seasoned journalistshalf of whom are women. This unique collection explores just how deeply politics can be held within the personal and highlights the power of writing in a time of revolution.
As revolution swept through the Arab world in spring of 2011, much of the writing that reached the West came via analysts and academics, experts and expats. We heard about Facebook posts and tweeted calls to action, but what was missing was testimony from on-the-ground participantswhich is precisely what Layla Al-Zubaidi and Matthew Cassel have brought together in Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution. These essays and profoundly moving, often harrowing, firsthand accounts span the region from Tunisia to Syria and include contributors ranging from student activists to seasoned journalistshalf of whom are women. This unique collection explores just how deeply politics can be held within the personal and highlights the power of writing in a time of revolution.
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- Title Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution: Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution: Voices from Tunis to Damascus
- Author Layla Al-Zubaidi (Editor); Matthew Cassel (Editor); Robin Moger (Translator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Adult Hc/Tr, New York
- Date 2013-12-31
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143125150 / 014312515X
- Weight 0.51 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 8.01 x 5.8 x 0.71 in (20.35 x 14.73 x 1.80 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Arab World
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Cultural Region: North Africa
- Library of Congress subjects Revolutionary literature, Protest literature
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013030333
- Dewey Decimal Code 323.044
Media reviews
From the editors' preface
"The dominant voices discussing the uprisings in most English-language media came from an elite group of professional 'experts,' often commenting far from the battles taking place in the streets. This book aims to correct that. The contributors to this anthology did not sit on the sidelines while things happened. Each of them played a role in shaping their country's future and documenting uncomfortable truths long before the wave of mass uprisings began, and they continue to do so, even when events fall out of the headlines. [ . . . ] Our aim, as editors, was to put the narrative of 'the Arab Spring' back into the hands of the people without whom there would be no story to tell."
Early praise for Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution: Voices from Tunis to Damascus
"These stories of the Arab Spring are the brave first draft of history, written by its participants even as they were blinded by tear gas, arrested, running from the gunshots. Their voices are honest and compelling, by turns angry, afraid, frustrated, confused, embattled and hopeful. Amidst all the punditry and wittering commentators, here is the real feel of what it means to stand up for freedom and to risk everything in doing so."
—Wendell Steavenson, correspondent for the The New Yorker and author of The Weight of a Mustard Seed
—Wendell Steavenson, correspondent for the The New Yorker and author of The Weight of a Mustard Seed
"If ever there is a book that should be championed, it is [Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution]. . . . Among the most moving, inspiring, and revealing pieces of non-fiction we've come across in some time."
—The National (U.A.E.)
"[Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution] provides a terrifying insight into the world of authoritarian regimes where freedom and democracy are alien concepts. Each of the eight accounts in this impressive anthology is accessible and illuminating."
—The Independent (U.K.)
Citations
- Booklist, 12/01/2013, Page 11
- Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/2013, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 11/11/2013, Page 0
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