Kamal Jann
By: Dominique Eddé ; translated by Ros Schwartz
Contributors: Schwartz, Ros, translator
Publisher: Seagull Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9780857421647
Subjects: Legal stories; Terrorism; Fiction; French fiction; Terrorisme; Heilige oorlog
Work titles: Kamal Jann
Description: "Dominique Edde's gripping novel tells the story of the doomed Jann family as they plot against one another for revenge and power. Kamal Jann, a successful lawyer in New York City, has a troubled past unseen to most. His uncle Sayf Eddine Jann, the head of the Syrian intelligence, has his parents killed, leaving kamal orphaned at the age of twelve, and then paid for Kamal's education, leading to eventual success. Now living in Manhatten, Kamal receives news that his uncle is planning a terrorist attack on Paris and has recruited Kamal's jihadist brother to carry it out."
Notes: Translated from French.

English PEN Award for promotion, 2013