Description:
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled - Wendy Pearlman - 2017
Voices from Syria
By: Wendy Pearlman
Narrated by: Erin Bennett, Assaf Cohen, Susan Nezami
Length: 6 hrs
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 06-06-17
Language: English
Genre: Nonfiction World Affairs
Publisher: HarperAudio
Format: mp3 64/44.1 stereo
Publisher's Summary
Reminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich, an astonishing collection of intimate wartime testimonies and poetic fragments from a cross-section of Syrians whose lives have been transformed by revolution, war, and flight.
Against the backdrop of the wave of demonstrations known as the Arab Spring, in 2011 hundreds of thousands of Syrians took to the streets demanding freedom, democracy, and human rights. The government's ferocious response, and the refusal of the demonstrators to back down, sparked a brutal civil war that over the past five years has escalated into the worst humanitarian catastrophe of our times.
Yet despite all the reporting, the video, and the wrenching photography, the stories of ordinary Syrians remain unheard, while the stories told about them have been distorted by broad-brush dread and political expediency. This fierce and poignant collection changes that. Based on interviews with hundreds of displaced Syrians conducted over four years across the Middle East and Europe, We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled is a breathtaking mosaic of firsthand testimonials from the front lines. Some of the testimonies are eloquent narratives that could stand alone as short stories; others are only a few sentences, poetic and aphoristic. Together, they cohere into an unforgettable chronicle that is a testament not only to the power of storytelling but to the strength of those who face darkness with hope, courage, and moral conviction.
©2017 Wendy Pearlman (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers
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