{"product_id":"the-shell-memoirs-of-a-hidden-observer-9781623717131","title":"The Shell: Memoirs of a Hidden Observer","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Moustafa Khalifa\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Interlink Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Interlink Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe work of a modern-day Sozhenitsyn that exposes acts of violence and brutality committed by the Syrian regime. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis compelling first novel is the astonishing story of a Syrian political prisoner of conscience--an atheist mistaken for a radical Islamist--who was locked up for 13 years without trial in one of the most notorious prisons in the Middle East. The novel takes the form of a diary which Musa keeps in his head and then writes down upon his release. In Tadmur prison, the mood is naturally bleak and yet often very beautifully captured. The narrator, a young graduate, is defiant and stoical, and somehow able to pick out humor and irony in the shocking events and characters he describes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConsidered by many in the Arab world to be a symbol of the Syrian opposition in the current civil war, this novel provides an essential perspective on the tragedy the Syrian people are living through.","brand":"Interlink Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45135716941975,"sku":"9781623717131","price":1472.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781623717131.webp?v=1769206871","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-shell-memoirs-of-a-hidden-observer-9781623717131","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}