The Morning They Came For Us: Dispatches From Syria
by Janine di Giovanni /
2016 / English / PDF
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Once in a decade comes an account of war that promises to be a
classic. Doing for Syria what Imperial Life in the Emerald City did
for the war in Iraq, The Morning They Came for Us bears witness to
one of the most brutal, internecine conflicts in recent history.
Drawing from years of experience covering Syria for Vanity Fair,
Newsweek, and the front pages of the New York Times, award-winning
journalist Janine di Giovanni gives us a tour de force of war
reportage, all told through the perspective of ordinary
people-among them a doctor, a nun, a musician, and a student. What
emerges is an extraordinary picture of the devastating human
consequences of armed conflict, one that charts an apocalyptic but
at times tender story of life in a jihadist war zone. Recalling
celebrated works by Ryszard Kapuściński, Philip Gourevitch, and
Anne Applebaum, The Morning They Came for Us, through its
unflinching account of a nation on the brink of disintegration,
becomes an unforgettable testament to resilience in the face of
nihilistic human debasement.
Once in a decade comes an account of war that promises to be a
classic. Doing for Syria what Imperial Life in the Emerald City did
for the war in Iraq, The Morning They Came for Us bears witness to
one of the most brutal, internecine conflicts in recent history.
Drawing from years of experience covering Syria for Vanity Fair,
Newsweek, and the front pages of the New York Times, award-winning
journalist Janine di Giovanni gives us a tour de force of war
reportage, all told through the perspective of ordinary
people-among them a doctor, a nun, a musician, and a student. What
emerges is an extraordinary picture of the devastating human
consequences of armed conflict, one that charts an apocalyptic but
at times tender story of life in a jihadist war zone. Recalling
celebrated works by Ryszard Kapuściński, Philip Gourevitch, and
Anne Applebaum, The Morning They Came for Us, through its
unflinching account of a nation on the brink of disintegration,
becomes an unforgettable testament to resilience in the face of
nihilistic human debasement.