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The Baghdad Eucharist
- Author
- Sinan Antoon
- Narrator
- Youssif Kamal
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 25 October 2022
- Run Time
- 4 hours 39 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Displaced by the sectarian violence in the city, Maha and her husband are taken in by a distant cousin, Youssef.
As the growing turmoil around them seeps into their household, a rare argument breaks out between the elderly Youssef and his young guest. Born into sanctions and war, Maha knows nothing of Iraq’s good years that Youssef holds dear.
Set over a single day, The Baghdad Eucharist is an intimate story of love, memory, and anguish in one Christian family.
Critics Review
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“[Antoon] faithfully reproduces the difficult conversations between an Iraqi Christian family housed in Baghdad while the daily scenes of carnage are painfully recounted.”
The Guardian (London)
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“A novel about Iraqi agony. Iraq’s history is condensed and elegantly portrayed."
Al-Jazeera
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Details
- Author
- Sinan Antoon
- Narrator
- Youssif Kamal
- Duration
- 4 hours 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 October 2022
- ISBN
- 9798212225823
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
Synopsis
Displaced by the sectarian violence in the city, Maha and her husband are taken in by a distant cousin, Youssef.As the growing turmoil around them seeps into their household, a rare argument breaks out between the elderly Youssef and his young guest. Born into sanctions and war, Maha knows nothing of Iraq’s good years that Youssef holds dear.Set over a single day, The Baghdad Eucharist is an intimate story of love, memory, and anguish in one Christian family.
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