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The Attack by Yasmina Khadra, which tells the story of Amin Jaafari, a Palestinian surgeon whose life falls apart in the wake of a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv as he comes to realise that the terrorist was none other than his beloved wife. His resulting quest to uncover the truth raises thought-provoking questions about identity, ideology and the value of an individual’s life. Yasmina Khadra is the pen-name of Mohammed Moulessehoul, a former officer in the Algerian army who retired to France to pursue an award-winning literary career.
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Yasmina Khadra
Algerian soldier and writer
Born in Kenadsa (Algerian Sahara) in 1955.Notable works:The Swallows of Kabul (2002), novelThe Sirens of Baghdad (2006), novelWhat the Day Owes the Night (2008), novelYasmina Khadra is the pseudonym of Mohammed Moulessehoul, who created the pen-name using his wife’s two forenames. Khadra is one of the most influential Algerian authors active today, and writes in French. He was born on 10 January 1955 in Kenadsa, in the Algerian Sahara. Before becoming a novelist, he served as an officer in the Algerian army and participated in the war on terror. He left the army in 2000 to devote himself to writing full-time.
His best-known works include The Swallows of Kabul and The Sirens of Baghdad, which, along with The Attack (2005), form a loosely connected trilogy centred on the tension between the East and the West, as well as What the Day Owes the Night, which was adapted into a film in 2012.
The Attack
On the front lines of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Genre: novelReference edition: Khadra, Y. (2007) The Attack. Cullen, J. Trans. London: Vintage.1st edition: 2005Themes: love, violence, hatred, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, religion, multiculturalismThe Attack was first published in French in 2005, and was translated into English the following year. It has won several literary awards, including the Prix des Libraires in 2006. The novel is narrated by Amin, a surgeon working in Tel Aviv, which is being ravaged by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the wake of a suicide bombing in the city centre, he learns that the bomber was none other than his wife, Sihem, who was willing to die for the Palestinian cause. His world is turned upside down, and from that moment onwards, his life is defined by his struggle to understand what could have driven her to commit such a terrible act.
Although this novel draws on a political and cultural reality which continues to divide public opinion around the world even today, it does not take sides in the conflict: instead, it paints a picture of humanity through the lives of the people caught in the middle of it.
Summary
A terrible shock
The hospital in Tel Aviv is thrown into chaos in the wake of a suicide bombing which has just taken place in a restaurant in the Hakirya district. The attack took a heavy toll: 19 people were killed, and many more were injured. Amin Jaafari, a Palestinian surgeon who is well-integrated in the Jewish community in Israel, carries out emergency surgeries on the survivors throughout the night. When he returns home, Navid Ronnen, a friend who serves in the police force, tells him that he is needed back at the hospital. To his tremendous surprise and horror, he is asked to identify the remains of his wife, Sihem, who is believed to have been the bomber. Amin faints from the shock.
Amin is suspected of being an accomplice, and is taken into custody. He is interrogated by Captain Moshé, but is eventually released thanks to Navid. A few days later, he is beaten up by a group of young Israelis, who accuse him of being a traitor, and his colleague Kim Yehuda allows him to stay with her for a while. Amin is wracked with questions and doubts, and is unable to accept that his wife could have orchestrated the suicide bombing, until he finds a letter in his home which was posted from Bethlehem. In the letter, Sihem begs him for forgiveness. He decides to gather his things and leave for Palestine to look for any sign that he might have previously overlooked which would allow him to understand his wife’s motives.
