A Handful of Stars
Edition: First UK edition
Publisher: Gollancz; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 1990
Place of publication: London, UK
Language: eng
Translated from: ger
Translation of: Eine Hand voller Sterne
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780575046436
Subjects: Fiction
Description: Amid the turmoil of modern Damascus, one teenage boy finds his political voice in a message of rebellion that echoes throughout Syria and as far away as Western Europe. Inspired by his dearest friend, old Uncle Salim, he begins a journal to record his thoughts and impressions of family, friends, life at school, and his growing feelings for his girlfriend, Nadia. Soon the hidden diary becomes more than just a way to remember his daily adventures; on its pages he explores his frustration with the government injustices he witnesses. His courage and ingenuity finally find an outlet when he and his friends begin a subversive underground newspaper. Warmed by a fine sense of humor, this novel is at once a moving love story and a passionate testimony to the difficult and committed actions being taken by young people around the world.