The Road from Raqqa
A Story of Brotherhood, Borders, and Belonging
$28.83
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
21 October 2020
Summary
The Alkasem brothers, Riyad and Bashar, spend their childhood in Raqqa, the city that would later became the capital of ISIS. As a teenager in the 1980s, Riyad witnesses the devastating aftermath of the Hama massacre-an atrocity by the Assad regime upon its people. Wanting to expand his notion of government and justice, Riyad moves to the United States to study the law, but his plans are derailed and he eventually falls in love with a Southern belle. They move to a suburb of Nashville, Tennes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781984817181 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1984817183 |
| Author: | Jordan Ritter Conn |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books Inc. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 21 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 502g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Jordan Ritter Conn
Jordan Ritter Conn is a staff writer for The Ringer. He previously worked at Grantland and ESPN- The Magazine, and he has written for The New York Times and Sports Illustrated. His work has been cited or recognized by The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Slate.
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