{"product_id":"the-weight-of-desires-a-story-of-exile-love-and-belonging-kopie","title":"The Weight of Desires  · A story of Exile, Love, and Belonging (Softcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN (Softcover): 9783910347953\u003cbr\u003eISBN (EPUB): 9783910347960\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKurztext\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdam loses his parents long before war tears his country apart. Raised by relatives who deny him affection, he grows up longing for a place where he truly belongs. When the\u003cstrong\u003e Syrian Revolution \u003c\/strong\u003eerupts in 2011, hope soon gives way to violence, persecution and the devastating chemical attacks on Ghouta. Forced to flee across borders, Adam eventually arrives in Vienna, carrying memories that refuse to fade. Haunted by \u003cstrong\u003etrauma, grief and survivor's guilt,\u003c\/strong\u003e he struggles to trust others—or himself. Yet an unexpected encounter with a young Syrian woman confronts him with the possibility that love may become the first step toward healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending coming-of-age, psychological depth and the experience of displacement, The Weight of Desires is a powerful New Adult novel about identity, resilience and the search for an inner home. Originally published in Arabic in 2020, this English edition introduces the internationally acclaimed debut novel by \u003cstrong\u003eSyrian author Samer Al Najjar,\u003c\/strong\u003e translated by Gordon Couper from the author's own German adaptation of his first Arabic-language novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTags:\u003c\/em\u003e New Adult, Coming of Age, Diversity, Psychological Novel, Literary Fiction, Trauma, Refugees, Syria, Damascus, Search for Identity, Love, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Exile, Home, Syrian Revolution, Syrian Civil War, Ghouta Chemical Attack, Vienna, Migration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eÜber den Autor\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/9336\/8293\/files\/samer-al-najjar-romane-syrien_240x240.jpg?v=1675887536\" alt=\"Historische Romane Syrien\" style=\"margin-left: 15px; float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDer 1994 im syrischen Homs geborene \u003cstrong\u003eSamer Al Najjar\u003c\/strong\u003e lebt heute in Deutschland und studierte Germanistik und Politikwissenschaft an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. Samer Al Najjar schreibt zwischen zwei Sprachen und Kulturen und verwandelt \u003cstrong\u003eErfahrungen von Syrien,\u003c\/strong\u003e Exil und Zugehörigkeit in eindringliche Literatur. Seine Romane verbinden psychologische Nähe mit den großen gesellschaftlichen Fragen unserer Zeit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eRelated links\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.akres-publishing.com\/collections\/samer-al-najjar\" title=\"Flucht und Migration\"\u003eInternetseite des Autors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBlog 4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBlog 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenialokal \u003c\/strong\u003eist eine Onlineplattform des deutschen Buchhandels, über die Sie Bücher bequem im Internet finden, bestellen und anschließend bei einer \u003cstrong\u003eBuchhandlung in Ihrer Nähe \u003c\/strong\u003eabholen können.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e👉 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.genialokal.de\/Suche\/?q=9783910347953\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Flucht und Migration\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eJetzt hier direkt beim Buchhändler Ihres Vertrauens bestellen!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.genialokal.de\/Suche\/?q=9783910347779\" title=\"Kreta Abenteuerroman\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Samer Al Najjar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55086861615443,"sku":"BL26073","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/9336\/8293\/files\/umschlagdesiresmarketing.jpg?v=1790493652","url":"https:\/\/www.akres-publishing.com\/es\/products\/the-weight-of-desires-a-story-of-exile-love-and-belonging-kopie","provider":"AKRES Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}