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The Good, the Bad and the Gringo

The Good, the Bad and the Gringo

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Publisher's Synopsis

At the age of ten, Merywan Rashaba's life is shattered when the local Mullah declares him a neuter, neither a boy nor a girl, and therefore a doomed child. Merywan is terrified. If his father gets to know about his gender ambiguity, he will put a knife to his throat. Growing up as a Kurd in Saddam's Iraq, he feels he doesn't belong to this twisted society, but finds inspiration and comfort in the magic world of cinema. He secretly writes letters to his hero, Clint Eastwood, whom he calls Gringo, begging him to help him escape to America. As his plans are disrupted, Merywan is drawn deeper into a dark roller-coaster ride of savagery, passion, betrayal and heroism, which makes the movies he adores almost seem trivial by comparison.

Book information

ISBN: 9781738555239
Publisher: Afsana Press
Imprint: Afsana Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 322g
Height: 198mm
Width: 131mm
Spine width: 27mm