The Dark Ship

Sherko Fatah, Martin Chalmers, Martin Chalmers

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Seagull Books London Ltd
01 July 2023

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: The Seagull Library of German Literature

Growing up in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, a young Kurdish boy named Kerim has ample opportunity to witness the murderous repression that defined the era for thousands of Iraqis. The Dark Ship tells the story of the kind of trauma and striving that leads a man from religious extremism to a vain hope for redemption.

We follow Kerim from the fading memories of his childhood to his life running his family's roadside restaurant. Captured by jihadists, he reluctantly joins the group, and grows fascinated with their charismatic leader. After a narrow escape from martyrdom and a difficult passage to Europe, Kerim, tormented by memories of his violent past, is unable to find his place in his new country. Turning yet again to his faith, he finds solace in the fundamentalist mosques of his new city. But it isn't long before he learns once again that he cannot escape his history, his culture, or his own doubts.

At once a thriller and a political narrative, The Dark Ship tracks the Kurdish experience from the war-torn mountains of northern Iraq to the bureaucracies and mosques of Berlin in a gripping journey across land and water, through ideology and faith.

By: Sherko Fatah, Martin Chalmers
Translated by: Martin Chalmers
Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 38mm
ISBN: 9780857428394
ISBN 10: 085742839X
Series: The Seagull Library of German Literature
Pages: 520
Publication Date: 01 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Prologue Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five

Sherko Fatah was born in East Berlin and grew up there before moving to the West. He received the Aspekte Literature Prize for The Border Country (2001). The German-language edition of The Dark Ship, his fourth novel, was nominated for the German Book Prize in 2008.

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The Dark Ship

Sherko Fatah, Martin Chalmers, Martin Chalmers

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