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PublisherOrion Publishing Group, The Limited

ISBN-10190555947X

ISBN-139781905559473

eBay Product ID (ePID)2309578944

Product Key Features

Book TitleBaghdad Fixer

Number of Pages688 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral

Publication Year2014

GenreFiction

AuthorIlene Prusher

FormatUk-Trade Paper

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight28.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-551791

Reviews"A fascinating story which gives the texture of life in Iraq as it was lived by foreign journalists and Iraqis at the time of the invasion. It conveys a fresher sense of those years than a thousand news reports." -Patrick Cockburn, Iraq correspondent, the Independent, "Prusher's spot-on descriptions of both the craft of reporting and the Iraqi landscape during that volatile time make this novel memorable and informative." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Despite its heft, this compelling debut is easy to recommend to both male and female readers interested in the Middle East, journalistic ethics, and international affairs." -- Booklist

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisNabil al-Amari is an English teacher in Baghdad, in Saddam's Iraq, when a chance encounter with Samara Katchens, an American journalist covering the war, changes his life forever. It is April 2003 and American and British forces have recently invaded Iraq.Samara, or Sam for short, is ambitious, cynical and determined. Nabil is both fascinated and bewildered by her, and he's keen to show her things she doesn't notice in her rush to cover the news. She is pushed by her editor to seek concrete proof for a story concerning payments for false documents - a practice which breaks all journalistic codes of ethics - ''as if truth were so hard in that way, like rocks and concrete''. In Iraq it is rarely so.As Sam single-mindedly pursues this story, she discovers a chasm between her editor's expectations and the reality she faces in a city torn apart by war and conflicting loyalties. And in her determination to uncover the truth, she takes one gamble too many, endangering herself, Nabil and his family., Nabil al-Amari is an English teacher in Baghdad, in Saddam's Iraq, when a chance encounter with Samara Katchens, an American journalist covering the war, changes his life forever. It is April 2003 and American and British forces have recently invaded Iraq. Samara, or Sam for short, is ambitious, cynical and determined. Nabil is both fascinated and bewildered by her, and he's keen to show her things she doesn't notice in her rush to cover the news. She is pushed by her editor to seek concrete proof for a story concerning payments for false documents - a practice which breaks all journalistic codes of ethics - "as if truth were so hard in that way, like rocks and concrete". In Iraq it is rarely so. As Sam single-mindedly pursues this story, she discovers a chasm between her editor's expectations and the reality she faces in a city torn apart by war and conflicting loyalties. And in her determination to uncover the truth, she takes one gamble too many, endangering herself, Nabil and his family., AnAmerican journalist in Iraqand her fixer struggle for the truth in a place where truth is now a victim. Nabil al-Amari is an English teacher in Baghdad, in Saddam's Iraq, when a chance encounter with Samara "Sam" Katchens, an American journalist covering the war, changes his life forever. It is April 2003 and American and British forces have recently invaded Iraq. Sam is ambitious, cynical, and determined. Nabil is both fascinated and bewildered by her, and he likesto show her things she doesn't notice in her rush to cover the news. She is pushed by her editor to seek concrete proof for a story concerning payments for false documents a practice which breaks all journalistic codes of ethics "as if truth were so hard in that way, like rocks and concrete." In Iraq it is rarely so. As Sam single-mindedly pursues this story, she discovers a chasm between her editor's expectations and the reality she faces in a city torn apart by war and conflicting loyalties. And in her determination to uncover the truth, she takes one gamble too many, endangering herself, Nabil, and his family."

LC Classification NumberPS3616