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Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War
Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War
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Author Anthony Shadid
Manufacturer Henry Holt and Co.
ReleaseDate 2005-08-11
PublicationDate 2005-09-07

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From the only journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from Iraq, here is a riveting account of ordinary people caught between the struggles
of nations


Like her country, Karima—a widow with eight children—was caught between America and Saddam. It was March 2003 in proud but battered Baghdad. As night drew near, she took her son to board a rickety bus to join Hussein’s army. “God protect you,” she said, handing him something she could not afford to give—the thirty-cent fare.

The Washington Post’s Anthony Shadid also went to war in Iraq although he was neither embedded with soldiers nor briefed by politicians. Because he is fluent in Arabic, Shadid—an Arab American born and raised in Oklahoma—was able to disappear into the divided, dangerous worlds of Iraq. Day by day, as the American dream of freedom clashed with Arab notions of justice, he pieced together the human story of ordinary Iraqis weathering the terrible dislocations and tragedies of war.

Through the lives of men and women, Sunnis and Shiites, American sympathizers and outraged young jihadists newly transformed into martyrs, Shadid shows us the journey of defiant, hopeful, resilient Iraq. Moving from battle scenes to subdued streets enlivened only by the call to prayer, Shadid uses the experiences of his characters to illustrate how Saddam’s downfall paved the way not only for democracy but also for an Islamic reawakening and jihad.

Night Draws Near—as compelling as it is human—is an illuminating and poignant account from a repoter whose coverage has drawn international attention and acclaim.



Author Anthony Shadid
Binding Hardcover
EAN 9780805076028
Edition 0
Feature Iraq American War in Iraq and aftermath
ISBN 0805076026
Label Henry Holt and Co.
Manufacturer Henry Holt and Co.
NumberOfItems 1
NumberOfPages 448
ProductGroup Book
PublicationDate 2005-09-07
Publisher Henry Holt and Co.
ReleaseDate 2005-08-11
SKU 1003323726
Studio Henry Holt and Co.
Title Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War
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