Displaying 1 of 1 2020 Title: The book collectors : a band of Syrian rebels and the stories that carried them through a war / Delphine Minoui ; translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud. Format: Book Author: Minoui, Delphine, author. Edition: First American edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020. Description: 197 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm Summary: An extraordinary account of a band of young men in a besieged Damascan suburb who find books in the rubble and create a secret library. Language: In English. Translated from the French. Subjects: Books and reading -- Syria -- Dārayyā. Libraries and society -- Syria -- Dārayyā. Dārayyā (Syria) -- Intellectual life -- 21st century. Dārayyā (Syria) -- Social life and customs. Libraries -- Social aspects -- Syria -- Dārayyā. Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- Genre: Biographies. Other Author: Vergnaud, Lara, translator. Other title: Band of Syrian rebels and the stories that carried them through a war Other Title: Passeurs de livres de Daraya. English Notes: "Originally published in French in 2017 by Éditions du Seuil, France, as 'Les passeurs de livres de Daraya' "--Title page verso. Map on endpapers. LCCN: 2020023646 ISBN: 9780374115166 (hardcover) 0374115168 (hardcover) Other Number: 1178869011 Control Number: 3794778 Total Owned in SHARE 16 # Available: 15 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 0 # Local items in: 0 Course Reserves: 0 Request It Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Available? Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
