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The Attack

Yasmina Khadra

Hardcover | Pages: 257 pages

Rating: 3.81 | 7178 Users | 862 Reviews

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Title	:	The Attack
Author	:	Yasmina Khadra
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 257 pages
Published	:	May 9th 2006 by Nan A. Talese (first published August 18th 2005)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. France

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Dr. Amin Jaafari, an Arab-Israeli citizen, is a surgeon at a hospital in Tel Aviv. Dedicated to his work, respected and admired by his colleagues and community, he represents integration at its most successful. He has learned to live with the violence and chaos that plague his city, and on the night of a deadly bombing in a local restaurant, he works tirelessly to help the shocked and shattered patients brought to the emergency room. But this night of turmoil and death takes a horrifyingly personal turn. His wife's body is found among the dead, with massive injuries, the police coldly announce, typical of those found on the bodies of fundamentalist suicide bombers. As evidence mounts that his wife, Sihem, was responsible for the catastrophic bombing, Dr. Jaafari is torn between cherished memories of their years together and the inescapable realization that the beautiful, intelligent, thoroughly modern woman he loved had a life far removed from the comfortable, assimilated existence they shared. From the graphic, beautifully rendered description of the bombing that opens the novel to the searing conclusion, The Attack portrays the reality of terrorism and its incalculable spiritual costs. Intense and humane, devoid of political bias, hatred, and polemics, it probes deep inside the Muslim world and gives readers a profound understanding of what seems impossible to understand.

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Original Title:	L'Attentat
ISBN:	0385517483 (ISBN13: 9780385517485)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Prix des Libraires (2006), Prix Tropiques (2006), Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser for Kritikerpreis (2007), Prix Gabrielle-d'Estrées (2006)

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If you start from the principle that your worst enemy is very person who tries to sow hatred in your heart, you're halfway to happiness.2.5 stars. This was a thought-provoking book about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The storyline was interesting, and it gave me some insight into the minds of suicide bombers. The problem was that although it made me think, it did not make me feel. I think this was probably because the book was translated from French.

This premise is fascinating, which kept me guessing throughout the story. The first person narrative felt a little off at times, though I can't pinpoint why. I also felt that I was missing out on some cultural context that might have provided more insight. I am glad I picked this up. I recently read Salt Houses which dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from another aspect. It was nice to compare and contrast the two books.

I remember often seeing Yasmina Khadras novels in many of the bookstores I frequent on a regular basis. His novels would always occupy a good portion of the stand dedicated to French literature, or literature written in French. I never much thought about this author, always for some reason relegating him, at the back of my mind, to the category of those authors who are popular among the masses for novels replete with stories of exalted love, bitter betrayals, outlandish adventures and highly

I try to avoid going into bookshops because these days, what they actually offer, really, are hundreds and hundreds of books that I don't particularly want to read, of which I seem unable to resist taking at least two home with me, a bit like visiting the lost dogs' home saying we'll just take a look round. This was a bit of a labradoodle.It seemed like a good idea at the time: when going away on a holiday that requires some careful packing and weighing of suitcases rather than merely chucking

A powerful topic. (my review written in 2007, when I originally read this book)As I live in the Middle East I am drawn to this type of book to aid my understanding of some of the conflicts and to understand the human element; the cause and effect of events in this area.The central character, Dr Amin Jaafie, is a leading surgeon at Tel Aviv's main hospital. He uses his skills to repair the damage caused by the conflict surrounding him and to keep himself distanced from involvement in events.

I have read most of Yasmina Khadra's works and I have found them all very compelling. I feel this is the most memorable so far. The narrator is a Bedouin Arab surgeon who lives in Tel Aviv. He is enjoying the rewards of his hard work with his wife Sihem and a number of Jewish friends. His life is shattered when his wife blows herself up in a suicide bomb attack that kills numerous children at a restaurant. What follows is his attempt at understanding how he could have been so blind at not seeing

This is one of the best books I have ever read (and I've read over 1,000). The writing was insightful, new, and the story provoking. I was in the story to the end. I also loved the movie. The movie follows the book "close enough." The movie has a different ending and a slightly different route to discovery.So, read the book. See the movie.