Ahlam Bsharat

Code Name: Butterfly

Übersetzer: Roberts, Nancy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With irony and poignant teenage idealism, Butterfly draws us into her world of adult hypocrisy, sibling rivalries, girlfriends' power plays, unrequited love...not to mention the political tension of life under occupation. As she observes her fragile environment with all its conflicts, Butterfly is compelled to question everything around her. Is her father a collaborator for the occupiers? Will Nizar ever give her the sign she's waiting for? How will her friendship with the activist Mays and the airhead Haya survive the unpredictable storms ahead? And why is 'honour' such a dangerous word, anyway? Short list for The Palestine Book Awards 2017 Runner up for the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature 2013 iBbY List 2012 "Enlightening, funny and affecting, Code Name: Butterfly is a brief story that packs quite a punch." Riveting Reads, A World of Books In Translation, School Library Association 'We look out through the eyes of a 14 or 15-year-old girl who doesn't know what to think about her eyebrows, much less the two-state solution. We, like her, must start over with new vocabulary. Indeed, if Butterfly has a superpower, it's her mastery of the power of questions. ... the book's questions strip not just Butterfly of certainty but also the reader, making it a valuable read for a teen or adult.' Marcia Lynx Qualey, The National

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Unbound
• Seitenzahl: 110
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 114g
• ISBN-13: 9781911107026
• ISBN-10: 191110702X
• Artikelnr.: 45002789

Autorenporträt

Ahlam Bsharat grew up in Tammun in Palestine and now lives in Ramallah. Following a master's degree in Arabic, she worked as a teacher for several years. An award-winning author of poetry, picture books, short stories, novels, memoirs, and TV and radio scripts, she also works for the Ministry of Culture in Ramallah. Her literary craft has taken her to Belgium and France, where she was an artist in residence. Her book, Code Name: Butterfly, was shortlisted for the 2017 Palestine Book Award.