Older brother
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Kover, Tina A, translator.
Physical Desc
255 pages ; 21 cm
Status
First Floor - Fiction
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Originally published as Grand frère by Editions Philippe Rey, France in 2017.
Description
"Older Brother is the poignant story of a Franco-Syrian family whose father and two sons try to integrate themselves into a society that doesn't offer them many opportunities. The father, an atheist communist who moved from Syria to France for his studies and stayed for love, has worked for decades driving a taxi to support his family. The eldest son is a driver for an app-based car service, which comically puts him at odds with his father, whose very livelihood is threatened by this new generation of disruptors. The younger son, shy and serious, works as a nurse in a French hospital. Jaded by the regular rejections he encounters in French society, he decides to join a Muslim humanitarian organization to help wounded civilians in the war in Syria. But when he stops sending news home, the silence begins to eat away at his father and brother who wonder what his real motivations were. When younger brother returns home, he has changed. Guven alternates between an ironic take on contemporary society and the gravity of terrorist threats. He explores with equal poignancy the lives of "Uberized" workers and actors in the global jihad"--Amazon.com.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Guven, M., & Kover, T. A. (2019). Older brother . Europa Editions.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Guven, Mahir, 1986- and Tina A, Kover. 2019. Older Brother. Europa Editions.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Guven, Mahir, 1986- and Tina A, Kover. Older Brother Europa Editions, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Guven, Mahir, and Tina A Kover. Older Brother Europa Editions, 2019.

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