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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 first-hand testimonials from the frontlines. Some of the testimonies are several pages long, 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 not only a testament to the power of storytelling but to the strength of those who face darkness with hope, courage, and moral conviction.
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LONG-LISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL
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 first-hand testimonials from the frontlines. Some of the testimonies are several pages long, 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 not only a testament to the power of storytelling but to the strength of those who face darkness with hope, courage, and moral conviction.
Wendy Pearlman,We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled Voices from Syria,Custom House,0062654616,Middle East - General,Modern - 21st Century,Personal Memoirs,Protest movements - Syria - History - 21st century,Protest movements;Syria;History;21st century.,Refugees - Syria,Syria - History - 20th century,Syria - History - 21st century,Syria - History - Civil War, 2011-,Syria;History;20th century.,Syria;History;Civil War, 2011-,BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs,CONTEMPORARY POLITICS - MIDDLE EAST,GENERAL,General Adult,HISTORY / Middle East / General,HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century,History,History/Military - Wars Conflicts (Other),History/Revolutionary,History/World,History World,Non-Fiction,POLITICAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS,Personal Memoirs,Protest movements - Syria - History - 21st century,Protest movements;Syria;History;21st century.,REVOLUTIONS,Refugees - Syria,Syria,Syria - History - 20th century,Syria - History - 21st century,Syria - History - Civil War, 2011-,Syria;History;20th century.,Syria;History;Civil War, 2011-,United States,wendy pearlman; we crossed a bridge and it trembled; voices from syria; syria refugee book; syrian refugees; refugee crisis; refugee stories; books about the middle east; books about syria; books about the syrian war; syrian war; ISIS refugees; Islamic State effect; war stories; violence, nonviolence, and the Palestinian National Movement, pearlman palestinian national movement; pearlman palestinian book; occupied voices stories of everyday life from the second intifada; occupied voices; everyday life from the second intifada; northwestern university; professor pearlman; we crossed a bridge; arab studies; arab voices; boaz atzili,BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs,HISTORY / Middle East / General,HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century,History/Military - Wars Conflicts (Other),History/Revolutionary,Political And Civil Rights,Revolutions,History,History World
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