A Slap in the Face (Paperback)

Abbas Khider

ISBN 10: 1803090006 / ISBN 13: 9781803090009

Published by Seagull Books London Ltd, Greenford, 2022

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Paperback. Now in paperback, the touching, timely story of an Iraqi refugee in Germany. In our era of mass migration, much of it driven by war and its aftermath, A Slap in the Face could not be more timely. It tells the story of Karim, an Iraqi refugee living in Germany whose right to asylum has been revoked in the wake of Saddam Husseins defeat. But Hussein wasnt the only reason Karim left, and as Abbas Khider unfolds his story, we learn both the secret struggles he faced in his homeland and the battles with prejudice, distrust, poverty, and bureaucracy he has to endure in his attempts to make a new life in Germany. As he erupts in frustration at his caseworker and finally forces her to listen to his story, we get an account of a contemporary life upended by politics and violence, told with warmth and humor that, while surprising us, does nothing to lessen the outrages Karim describes. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Slap in the Face (Paperback)
• Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd, Greenford
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1803090006
• ISBN 13: 9781803090009
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Now in paperback, the touching, timely story of an Iraqi refugee in Germany.

In our era of mass migration, much of it driven by war and its aftermath, A Slap in the Face could not be more timely. It tells the story of Karim, an Iraqi refugee living in Germany whose right to asylum has been revoked in the wake of Saddam Hussein’s defeat. But Hussein wasn’t the only reason Karim left, and as Abbas Khider unfolds his story, we learn both the secret struggles he faced in his homeland and the battles with prejudice, distrust, poverty, and bureaucracy he has to endure in his attempts to make a new life in Germany. As he erupts in frustration at his caseworker and finally forces her to listen to his story, we get an account of a contemporary life upended by politics and violence, told with warmth and humor that, while surprising us, does nothing to lessen the outrages Karim describes.
 

About the Authors

Abbas Khider was a political prisoner in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq before fleeing to Germany. Seagull Books published his debut novel, The Village Indian, in 2013. 
 

Simon Pare is a translator from French and German who lives in Paris.