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The Beekeeper of Aleppo

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The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Auteur(s): Christy Lefteri
Narrateur(s): Art Malik
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 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 Fiction de genre Fiction féminine Fiction littéraire Historique Littérature mondiale Fiction Sincère Mariage Émouvant Guerre

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Ce que les critiques en disent

“[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

“With the first sentence, we enter a world too visible for the protagonists who can’t, nevertheless, turn away. The Beekeeper of Aleppo demands that we contemplate the way we humans process the horror around us, the senseless violence, the loss of what we hold dearest.”—Esmeralda Santiago, Aspen Words Literary Prize head judge

“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 (5 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)

“Great for book club . . . a powerful story about the refugee experience, hope, and love.”—Real Simple

“Nuri's story rings with authenticity, from the vast, impersonal cruelties of war to the tiny kindnesses that help people survive it. . . . A well-crafted structure and a troubled but engaging narrator power this moving story of Syrian refugees.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A haunting and resonant story of Syrian war refugees undertaking a treacherous journey . . . Readers will find this deeply affecting for both its psychological intensity and emotional acuity.”—Publishers Weekly

“In fluid, forthright language, Lefteri brings us humbly closer to the refugee experience as beekeeper Nuri and his wife, an artist named Afra who has gone blind form the horrors she’s witnessed, escape Aleppo and travel dangerously to Great Britain. . . . There’s no overloading the deck with drama; this story tells itself, absorbingly and heartrendingly.” —Library Journal
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a very beautiful and moving book, excellent narration, one of the best books i've listened to this year

fantastic

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Easy to keep reading but subject matter difficult. Having worked in refugee camps a long time ago, it is well portrayed. A remarkable book.

So informative.

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This book was very sad but spoke to the resilience of humans. I loved the way the author weaved back and forth in time to help the reader understand the journey. Highly recommend.

Powerful story and beautifully narrated

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Such a moving book, I cried... often dehumanize refugees and this make you feel their journey. Everyone should read this book once in their life.

Read it !

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Deeply moving and profoundly insightful exploration of being human and facing trauma with courage and love. Superbly well-written and narrated.

Powerful and moving

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This was a heartbreaking story beautifully written and performed. I have followed Art Malik’s career since Jewel in the Crown. He brought this story to life.

Beekeeper of Aleppo

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The fact that this story and worse occurred many times over, is horrific, but needs to be known.
This work of fiction was a very good representation of how difficult a journey it must be.

Very Interesting story and perfectly narrated.

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Couldn’t put it down. Connected with the characters. Excellent writing! Read this with my book club and we all loved it.

Loved this book!!

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This is a very good, sad little book. The narrator is perfect -really couldn't be better. The story beings up many interesting mental and social issues that confront our protagonist and his blind wife. Their journey is tragic made more so by the loss of the son. But easily the scene that will stay with me a long, long time is the hives burning and the bees dead. People can be such jerks to each other.

narrator is perfect, but story a little flat

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Beautiful story full of sorrow and beauty. Difficult to listen to sometimes, but important for us all to hear.

What a story!

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