Ebook {Epub PDF} The Watermelon Boys by Ruqaya Izzidien

One of the many overlooked forgotten stories of WWI: THE WATERMELON BOYS is set at a time when many Iraqis were eager for independence from Ottoman rule, just before the dawn of British colonialism. It's told through compelling, memorable characters both among the Iraqi fighters among the British forces (particularly a welshman named Carwyn)/5(20). Buy The Watermelon Boys. Paperback. It is the winter of and Iraq has been engulfed by the First World War. Hungry for independence from Ottoman rule, Ahmad leaves his peaceful family life on the banks of the Tigris to join the British-led revolt. Thousands of miles away, Welsh teenager Carwyn reluctantly enlists and is sent, via Gallipoli and Egypt, to the Mesopotamia www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 1 min. Set between Iraq and Wales, The Watermelon Boys is a novel that explores man's quest for purpose and self-determination when the drivers of war are dead set against you. Its central male protagonists share a journey of overwhelming guilt and loss, while tender stories of love sit only on the outskirts of the story/5.

Ruqaya Izzidien is an Iraqi-Welsh writer. Her debut novel, The Watermelon Boys, received a Betty Trask Award for first-time novelists under She served as the London Book Fair's writer-in-residence in Sharjah, and contributed to Just So You Know (), a collection of essays from Welsh www.doorway.ru a journalist, her work has appeared in the New York Times, Al Jazeera, the New Statesman. The Watermelon Boys (eBook) by ruqaya izzidien (Author), isbn, synopsis:It is the winter of and Iraq has been engu. Reproduced with permission of Saqi Books Ltd. Exclusive distribution outside Egypt and North America by www.doorway.ru Co Ltd., 6 Salem Road, London, W2 4BU Dar el Kutub No. /17 ISBN 2 Dar el Kutub Cataloging-in-Publication Data Izzidien, Ruqaya The Watermelon Boys / Ruqaya Izzidien.—Cairo: The American University in Cairo.

Buy The Watermelon Boys: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction) by Ruqaya Izzidien from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The Watermelon Boys: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction): www.doorway.ru: Ruqaya Izzidien: Books. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Set between Iraq and Wales, The Watermelon Boys is a novel that explores man's quest for purpose and self-determination when the drivers of war are dead set against you. Its central male protagonists share a journey of overwhelming guilt and loss, while tender stories of love sit only on the outskirts of the story.