In Praise of Hatred

Khaled Khalifa, Leri Price

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English

Blackstone
15 March 2013

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Shortlisted for the Arabic 'Man Booker' prize- the dramatic and controversial story of a young Muslim girl who turns extremist- told against the violent upheaval of 1980s Syria.

1980s Syria, our young narrator is living a secluded life behind the veil in the vast and perfumed house of her grandparents in Aleppo.

Her three aunts, Maryam the pious one; Safaa, the liberal; and the free-spirited Marwa, bring her up with the aid of their ever-devoted blind servant.

Soon the high walls of the family home are unable to protect her from the social and political changes outside. Witnessing the crackdowns of the ruling dictatorship against Muslims, she is filled with hatred for her oppressors, and becomes increasingly fundamentalist. In the footsteps of her beloved uncle Bakr, she takes on the party, launching herself into a fight for her religion, her country, and ultimately, her own future.

On a backdrop of real-life events that occurred during the Syrian regime's ruthless suppression of the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1980s, IN PRAISE OF HATRED is

a stirring,

sensual story.

Its elegant use of traditional, layered storytelling is a powerful echo of the modern-day tragedy that is now taking place in the Middle East.

By: Khaled Khalifa
Translated by: Leri Price
Imprint: Blackstone
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9780552776134
ISBN 10: 0552776130
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 March 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Khaled Khalifa was born in 1964, in a village close to Aleppo, Syria. He is the fifth child of a family of thirteen siblings. He studied law at Aleppo University and actively participated in the foundation of Aleph magazine with a group of writers and poets. A few months later, the magazine was closed down by Syrian censorship. He currently lives in Damascus where he writes scripts for cinema and television.

Reviews for In Praise of Hatred

The novel is at once startling, creative and bold because of its tight construction and well-drawn characters -- Dr Khaled Hroub, Cambridge University A Balzacian tale full of romance and murder that ranges from Afghanistan to Yemen to Syria New York Times