Poppies of Iraq / cowritten by Brigitte Findakly & Lewis Trondheim ; drawn by Lewis Trondheim ; colored by Brigitte Findakly ; translated by Helge Dascher.

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    • Publication Information:
      First edition.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "Findakly and Trondheim share memories of her middle-class childhood, touching on cultural practices, the education system, Saddam Hussein's state control, and her family's history as Orthodox Christians in the arab world. Poppies of Iraq is intimate and wide-ranging: the story of how one can become separated from one's homeland and still feel intimately connected yet ultimately estranged."--Page [4] of cover.
    • Notes:
      Chiefly illustrations.
      Translation of: Coquelicots d'Irak.
      "Parts of this book were previously published in the La Matinale app and on the website LeMonde.fr"--Title page verso.
      1 5 17
    • ISBN:
      9781770462939 :
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1020694