
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Art Malik
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Christy Lefteri
This unforgettable novel puts human faces on the Syrian war with the immigrant story of a beekeeper, his wife, and the triumph of spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable.
"A beautifully crafted novel of international significance that has the capacity to have us open our eyes and see." (Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz)
- Winner of the Aspen Words Literary Prize
- Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize
- Named One of the Best Books of the Year by Real Simple
Nuri is a beekeeper, and Afra, his wife, is an artist. Mornings, Nuri rises early to hear the call to prayer before driving to his hives in the countryside. On weekends, Afra sells her colorful landscape paintings at the open-air market. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the hills of the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo - until the unthinkable happens. When all they love is destroyed by war, Nuri knows they have no choice except to leave their home. But escaping Syria will be no easy task: Afra has lost her sight, leaving Nuri to navigate her grief as well as a perilous journey through Turkey and Greece toward an uncertain future in Britain.
Nuri is sustained only by the knowledge that waiting for them is his cousin, Mustafa, who has started an apiary in Yorkshire and is teaching fellow refugees beekeeping. As Nuri and Afra travel through a broken world, they must confront not only the pain of their own unspeakable loss but dangers that would overwhelm even the bravest souls. Above all, they must make the difficult journey back to each other, a path once so familiar yet rendered foreign by the heartache of displacement.
Moving, intimate, and beautifully written, The Beekeeper of Aleppo is a book for our times: a novel that at once reminds us that the most peaceful and ordinary lives can be utterly upended in unimaginable ways and brings a journey in faraway lands close to home, never to be forgotten.
Praise for The Beekeeper of Aleppo
"This book dips below the deafening headlines, and tells a true story with subtlety and power." (Esther Freud, author of Mr. Mac and Me)
"This compelling tale had me gripped with its compassion, its sensual style, and its onward and lively urge for resolution." (Daljit Nagra, author of British Museum)
"This novel speaks to so much that is happening in the world today. It’s intelligent, thoughtful, and relevant, but very importantly it is accessible. I’m recommending this book to everyone I care about." (Benjamin Zephaniah, author of Refugee Boy)
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"[Christy] Lefteri sensitively charts what it’s like when war comes home, alert to the subtle effects of trauma and grief. Nuri and Afra are not broadly sketched as victims, but rather suffer in different and complex ways from PTSD.... By creating characters with such rich, complex inner lives, Lefteri shows that in order to stretch compassion to millions of people, it helps to begin with one." (Time)
"Beekeeper Nuri and his wife, Afra, are devastated by the Syrian civil war. After violence claims their child and Afra’s eyesight, the couple is forced to flee Aleppo and make the fraught journey to Britain - and an uncertain future." (USA Today Five Books Not to Miss)
"In recounting the daily brutality as well as the glimmers of beauty, this novel humanizes the terrifying refugee stories we read about in the news. Lefteri explores questions of trust and portrays what trauma and loss can do to individuals and their relationships.... A beautiful rumination on seeing what is right in front of us - both the negative and the positive." (The Boston Globe Pick of the Week)
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Beautiful, lyrical and totally engrossing!
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So back to The Beekeeper of Aleppo, the devastation Nuri and Afra suffer almost tears them apart as they flee Aleppo and make the dangerous trek to England to meet cousin Mustafa, a beekeeper who wants to continue his association with Nuri as a beekeeper but this book is fraught with roadblocks, the reality of the war and what it does to normal people as well as the unscrupulous. Thankfully Nuri has money to finance their journey. I rooted for Nuri and Afra and all the people they came in contact with during this very dark time in history and Nuri and Afra. A must read for all!
Aftereffects of the Syrian War
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It is a good book
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beautiful and heartbreaking
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Moving. Eye opener.
Made me feel humble in our privileged world.
Excellent narration too.
One of the best books I ever read.
Highly recommended
Beautiful and enlightening
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Loved the Narrator!
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I couldn’t wait to continue listening to what was to come next. I was fearful of the next event yet hopeful. This book really touched my heart and I want to do more to help the refugees in their struggle to live in peace with their loved ones.
The narrator Art Malik was terrific. I felt as though I was right beside him along every turn of his journey!
Brava to Christy Lefteri for bringing this story to life! Well done!
Touches your heart!
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Excellent novel about⁰ forced migration
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Interesting
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Heartbreaking and beautiful.
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