The Boy From Aleppo Who Painted The War - Hardcover

Sumia Sukkar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 190899830X ISBN 13: 9781908998309

Publisher: Eyewear Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

The Boy From Aleppo Who Painted The War chronicles the struggles of a family in the midst of the Syrian civil war. Told mainly from the perspective of Adam, a young man with Asperger syndrome, it achieves the dignity of a true report from an unpredictable and frightening place.

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Review:

An outstanding debut novel. --BBC Radio 4 Front Row

Each situation is described with raw honesty ... gripping, vivid and on occasion disturbing. Although the books is about war, suffering and death, it is also a fascinating tale about strength, survival and hope. --Buzz

This outstanding novel is a must-read for anyone who hopes to understand the beauty and character that exists within a country torn apart by war. To superimpose the experience of Asperger's upon the experience of war is Sukkar's great achievement and brings a heart-breaking clarity to the suffering, the strength and the hopes of ordinary people caught up in political mayhem. --The Booktrust

From the Back Cover:

Adam is a 14-year-old boy with Asperger Syndrome trying to understand the Syrian conflict and its effect on his life, so he paints his feelings. Yasmine, his beautiful older sister devotes herself to Adam, sacrificing her true happiness as she tries to protect the ones she loves. But Yasmine herself has to cope with her own traumas when she is taken by soldiers. Their three brothers, too, struggle - on whether or not to take sides, and the consequences of their choices.

About this edition

• Publisher: Eyewear Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 190899830X
• ISBN 13: 9781908998309
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 260