The Watch (E-Book, EPUB)

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ISBN/EAN: 9781446483268
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 352 S., 1.05 MB
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'The first great novel of the war in Afghanistan'Wall Street JournalYouve had no sleep since the firefight last night.The morning fog beyond the walls of your base lifts to reveal a lone woman approaching the gate.She says she has come to claim the body of her brother killed in last nights attack.Is she a terrorist? A spy? A lunatic?Or what she says she is a grieving sister?What should you do?What do you do? Shortlisted for the Criticos Prize and the Boeke Prize and longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the DSC Asian Literature Prize. One ofPublishers Weekly'sTen best contemporary war novels.
Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharyawas born in Jamshedpur, India, and studied politics and philosophy at Presidency College and the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught literature and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, Bard College and the University at Albany. His novelsThe Gabriel ClubandThe Storyteller of Marrakeshhave been published in eleven languages across sixteen countries.
A visceral, unforgettable novel about the brutal realities of life in a war zone