The Watermelon Boys: A Novel

The Watermelon Boys: A Novel

by Ruqaya Izzidien
The Watermelon Boys: A Novel

The Watermelon Boys: A Novel

by Ruqaya Izzidien

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Overview

Shortlisted for The Betty Trask Prize

It is the winter of 1915 and Iraq has been engulfed by the First World War. Hungry for independence from Ottoman rule, Ahmad leaves his peaceful family life on the banks of the Tigris to join the British-led revolt. Thousands of miles away, Welsh teenager Carwyn reluctantly enlists and is sent, via Gallipoli and Egypt, to the Mesopotamia campaign.

Carwyn’s and Ahmad’s paths cross, and their fates are bound together. Both are forever changed, not only by their experience of war, but also by the parallel discrimination and betrayal they face.

Ruqaya Izzidien’s evocative debut novel is rich with the heartbreak and passion that arise when personal loss and political zeal collide, and offers a powerful retelling of the history of British intervention in Iraq.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789774168802
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press, The
Publication date: 09/04/2018
Series: Hoopoe Fiction
Pages: 360
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Ruqaya Izzidien is an Iraqi-Welsh freelance journalist and writer currently based in Morocco. Since graduating from Durham University she has also lived and worked in Cairo and the Gaza Strip.
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