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They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears
They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears | Johannes Anyuru
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In the midst of a terrorist attack on a bookstore reading by Göran Loberg, a comic book artist famous for demeaning drawings of the prophet Mohammed, one of the attackers, a young woman, has a sudden premonition that something is wrong, changing the course of history. Two years later, this unnamed woman invites a famous writer to visit her in the criminal psychiatric clinic where she's living. She then shares with him an incredible story--she is a visitor from an alternate future. Despite discrepancies that make the writer highly skeptical, he becomes increasingly fascinated by her amazing tale: in her dystopian future, any so-called "anti-Swedish" citizens are forced into a horrific ghetto called The Rabbit Yard. As events begin to spiral and the author becomes more and more implicated in this woman's tale, he comes to believe the unbelievable: she's telling the truth. A remarkably intense, beautifully wrought tale that combines the ingenuity of speculative fiction with the difficulties of today's harsh political realities, They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears is the groundbreaking, award-winning work from the bestselling Swedish-Ugandan author Johannes Anyuru. With echoes of Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, the Charlie Hebdo tragedy, and anti-immigrant hysteria, this largest and most complex novel from an already celebrated poet, author, and spoken word artist catapults him to the front ranks of world writers.
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MegCaldwell
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Wow. This book was a hard read, a book about time, and the nature of radicalization. Wow. I keep trying to think of what to say but am somewhat speechless. Highly recommend.

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DreesReads
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Top ten fiction reads of 2019! Favorite is tagged. #toptenof2019 #top10of2019

BookishTrish Great list! 5y
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US release date November 5! This novel manages to combine dystopia, current events, and time travel. I loved it! In near-future Sweden a poet/author is invited to meet with a young terrorist who 2 years earlier stopped the terrorist attack she was part of. She now lives in a psychiatric facility. She claims to actually be from Sweden‘s dystopian future—10-15 years away. There are 3 stories/times/places intertwined. Very well done! #intranslation

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