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Yasmina Khadra Coffret en 3 volumes : Les hirondelles de Kaboul; L'attentat ; Les sirènes de Bagdad Yasmina Khadra Coffret en 3 volumes : Les hirondelles de Kaboul; L'attentat ; Les sirènes de Bagdad
Entraîné par la fureur talibane, Mohsen commet, dans Les Hirondelles de Kaboul , un geste atroce et inexpiable. Peut-on continuer à vivre et à aimer dans un monde livré à la haine et au fanatisme ?
Et connaît-on jamais la personne qui partage sa vie ? En enquêtant sur la mort de sa femme, emportée dans une explosion kamikaze, le docteur Amine découvre peu à peu l'inimaginable. C'est L'Attentat .
Dans Les Sirènes de Bagdad , un jeune Bédouin, parti venger l'honneur de son père, prend conscience qu'aucune occupation, aucune puissance occidentale ne vaincra jamais la culture et les traditions de son peuple.
Trois tragédies. Trois histoires d'amour et de sang. Trois joyaux d'une œuvre aux résonances universelles, où Yasmina Khadra explore les racines du mal.
Et connaît-on jamais la personne qui partage sa vie ? En enquêtant sur la mort de sa femme, emportée dans une explosion kamikaze, le docteur Amine découvre peu à peu l'inimaginable. C'est L'Attentat .
Dans Les Sirènes de Bagdad , un jeune Bédouin, parti venger l'honneur de son père, prend conscience qu'aucune occupation, aucune puissance occidentale ne vaincra jamais la culture et les traditions de son peuple.
Trois tragédies. Trois histoires d'amour et de sang. Trois joyaux d'une œuvre aux résonances universelles, où Yasmina Khadra explore les racines du mal.
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Yasmina Khadra
65 books1,862 followersYasmina Khadra (Arabic: ياسمينة خضراء, literally "green jasmine") is the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul.
Moulessehoul, an officer in the Algerian army, adopted a woman's pseudonym to avoid military censorship. Despite the publication of many successful novels in Algeria, Moulessehoul only revealed his true identity in 2001 after leaving the army and going into exile and seclusion in France. Anonymity was the only way for him to survive and avoid censorship during the Algerian Civil War.
In 2004, Newsweek acclaimed him as "one of the rare writers capable of giving a meaning to the violence in Algeria today."
His novel The Swallows of Kabul, set in Afghanistan under the Taliban, was shortlisted for the 2006 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. L'Attentat won the Prix des libraires in 2006, a prize chosen by about five thousand bookstores in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada.
Khadra pledges for becoming acquainted with the view of the others. In an interview with the German radio SWR1 in 2006, he said “The West interprets the world as he likes it. He develops certain theories that fit into its world outlook, but do not always represent the reality. Being a Muslim, I suggest a new perspective on Afghanistan, on the religious fanaticism and the, how I call it - religiopathy. My novel, the The Swallows of Kabul, gives the readers in the West a chance to understand the core of a problem that he usually only touches on the surface. Because the fanaticism is a threat for all, I contribute to the understanding of the causes and backgrounds. Perhaps then it will be possible to find a way to bring it under control.”
Moulessehoul, an officer in the Algerian army, adopted a woman's pseudonym to avoid military censorship. Despite the publication of many successful novels in Algeria, Moulessehoul only revealed his true identity in 2001 after leaving the army and going into exile and seclusion in France. Anonymity was the only way for him to survive and avoid censorship during the Algerian Civil War.
In 2004, Newsweek acclaimed him as "one of the rare writers capable of giving a meaning to the violence in Algeria today."
His novel The Swallows of Kabul, set in Afghanistan under the Taliban, was shortlisted for the 2006 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. L'Attentat won the Prix des libraires in 2006, a prize chosen by about five thousand bookstores in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada.
Khadra pledges for becoming acquainted with the view of the others. In an interview with the German radio SWR1 in 2006, he said “The West interprets the world as he likes it. He develops certain theories that fit into its world outlook, but do not always represent the reality. Being a Muslim, I suggest a new perspective on Afghanistan, on the religious fanaticism and the, how I call it - religiopathy. My novel, the The Swallows of Kabul, gives the readers in the West a chance to understand the core of a problem that he usually only touches on the surface. Because the fanaticism is a threat for all, I contribute to the understanding of the causes and backgrounds. Perhaps then it will be possible to find a way to bring it under control.”
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August 27, 2011
En fait j'ai juste lu Les hirondelles de Kaboul, un livre magnifique, vraiment.
March 9, 2016
It starts really boringly , and considering i got spoiled on it, i didnt think it had that much of a good suspense , normal i guess
February 14, 2019
Very interesting perspectives.
The sirens of Bagdad was similar in style to " The Attack" or L'attentat.
Although Yasmina Khadra was an Algerian army officer (colonel) he does write in the first person from the perspective of an Iraqi civilian.
Here in North America a lot of the books we read tend to have the perspective of people that live here. Sorry for being so obvious.
In reading these 3 volumes it helped me to better understand the mindset and motives for people living under the circumstances that the Palastinian and middle East people are immersed in.
While i may not agree with all of the actions and outcomes; after reading i'm able to understand a little better some of the psychology behind the actions of the characters in the books.
Overall, Khadra is a great writer, story teller and the books are both entertaining and eye opening.
The sirens of Bagdad was similar in style to " The Attack" or L'attentat.
Although Yasmina Khadra was an Algerian army officer (colonel) he does write in the first person from the perspective of an Iraqi civilian.
Here in North America a lot of the books we read tend to have the perspective of people that live here. Sorry for being so obvious.
In reading these 3 volumes it helped me to better understand the mindset and motives for people living under the circumstances that the Palastinian and middle East people are immersed in.
While i may not agree with all of the actions and outcomes; after reading i'm able to understand a little better some of the psychology behind the actions of the characters in the books.
Overall, Khadra is a great writer, story teller and the books are both entertaining and eye opening.
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December 4, 2022
Mon auteur préféré. J'aime tout, l'écriture, l'histoire, les personnages, les émotions créés et la morale retenue ❤
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