Under the Coat

About the Book

Among the lines of this novel the dilemma of immigrants , who are living between a lost homeland and a strange one, is highlighted. Here is a story of a woman who fell as a prey to a terrorist group consisted of her countrymen who preceded her to migration land. They turned her dream, for which she migrated, to a hell. A woman who was not saved by the love that someone tried to give her, even though he was suffering from a mental illness the writer called it “love phobia”. This woman was hiding something under the coat she was wearing, that was the secret of her end.

About the Author

Adnan Farzat is a Syrian journalist and novelist he also has intellectual interested in the dialogue among civilizations. He was the chief editor of the Syrian newspaper “Al Doumari” which was the first independent newspaper that was banned after forty years. In addition, he worked as a secretary of edition of “Al Bayan” magazine that is published by the writers’ union he worked at Radio and Television in the preparation of very important cultural programs as well, which has had very positive effects on the public and got several golden awards. He has published several exceptional novels in which he discussed the situation in Syria in particular and Arab countries in general these novels have become an added value to the Arab literature. Some of his novels: 1- Embers of Spites 2- the head of the big man 3- the president was my freind 4- a silver crown of your heart 5- one week of love