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Lädt ... This Life or the Nextvon Demian Vitanza
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This is not an easy book to read, and like other books that make us uncomfortable, it should be read. Based on a real man’s life, This Life or the Next, tells the fictional account of a Pakistani Muslim raised in Norway. As he becomes more involved with his religion, he decides he must become a jihadist and fight in Syria. Yet when he arrives, he finds much more to consider and learn than he knew of in Norway. He’s not an easy protagonist to like, and yet he shows us his compassionate side as he helps a Syrian who drives an ambulance. This would make a good book for a serious discussion group. ( ) Roman basert på opplevelsene og fortellingene til fremmedkrigeren Tariq. Boka er strukturert som en samtale der bare den ene partens svar vises og basert på intervjuer forfatteren Demian Vitanza har gjort med Tariq i Halden fengsel. Grunnen til at Tariq sitter der er at han i 2015 ble dømt for å ha planlagt terrorhandlinger og ha støttet terrorgrupper i Syria. Ifølge boka stemmer ikke dette, der får vi stort sett høre om at han jobber som frivillig med å frakte mat, medisiner og syke og at han aldri er med i noen gruppe. Imidlertid er Tariqs motiver for ikke å fortelle om mer alvorlige ting så åpenbare, og diskuteres til og med i boka, at det er vanskelig å holde det at historien han gir kanskje ikke er sann mot boka. Oppveksthistorien og radikaliseringsprosessen blir derfor mer interessant. Tariq har foreldre med pakistansk bakgrunn, men ender opp som mye mer radikal enn dem, og med nesten bare venner med annen utenlandsk bakgrunn. Han virker ofte reflektert og gjennomtenkt, noe som er givende for fortellingen og kanskje et utgangspunkt for hele prosjektet. Det gjør det også ekstra vanskelig å vite hva han "egentlig" tenker, men det må man akseptere. Anbefales. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
From award-winning author Demian Vitanza comes a groundbreaking novel--his first to be translated into English--about one man's alienation, radicalization, and disillusionment on the violent front lines in Syria. Tariq Khan is a Pakistani born and raised in Norway. An outsider in his own country--adrift between two worlds divided by class, race, and culture--he's always been searching for home. Alongside a flock of other streetwise young men, each looking for direction and each easily susceptible, Tariq finds his cause in the Muslim revival. Idealistic, driven by faith, and empowered with purpose, he's drawn to radical Islam--his last resort for achieving a sense of belonging, for embracing and being embraced. It's only when he enlists in the war against Assad that Tariq's eyes are truly opened. Dispirited with the violence, faced with the consequences of his choices, and increasingly distanced by the brutalities of jihad, Tariq contends with spiritual struggles that are his alone. So are the stories he will tell to make sense of his life. In this daring and unprecedented work of literary fiction, Demian Vitanza explores the power of memory, the lure of rebellion, the search for meaning amid chaos--and the toll that such a journey can take before finally finding one's way home. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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