![]() ![]() ![]() All he needs to do is return to Syria to renew his passport and everything will be set. Hammoudi has passed his surgical examinations and has secured a prestigious position in Paris. The novel begins at a moment of hope for both surviving main characters. ![]() Under false pretences, admittedly, with its promise of exotic, sweet, rich scents.Īlthough there are plenty of other smells : violence, personal and political betrayal, pungent and sour. Having read the novel, I can’t say I’m a fan of eitherq title, but at least City of Jasmine attracted me. The British publishers changed the title from “God is not shy” to “City of Jasmine”. Her German editors then jettisoned another. Grjasnowa cut back from 5 main characters to 3. Inevitably Grjasnowa started researching to understand the Syrian story, and just as inevitably a novel followed.īut before it could be published, there was some severe editing. ![]() He is Syrian, and they had to communicate through google translate. For when she started her novel about a restaurant, she met the man who was to become her husband. City of Jasmine is not the book Olga Grjasnowa set out to write. ![]()
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