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Title Day of honey : a memoir of food, love, and war / Annia Ciezadlo.
Author Ciezadlo, Annia.
Publication Info. New York : Free Press, 2011.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  070.92 CIE    Check Shelves
Edition 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Description viii, 382 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-368) and index.
Contents Pt. I. New York. Introduction : the siege -- The quiet assassin -- Afghanistanism -- The bride of the world -- Majaddara -- pt. II. Honeymoon in Baghdad. The benefits of civilization -- "Iraq has no cuisine" -- Becoming human -- The movement of democratic lovers -- The sumer land -- The flavor of freedom -- Iftar alone -- Chicken soup for the Iraqi soul -- The devil's Hijab -- The free one -- Even a strong person can ask for peace -- pt. III. Beirut. Republic of Foul -- The green revolution -- Death in Beirut -- The war of the kitchen -- The operation -- pt. IV. Eat, pray, war. Fear and shopping -- Mighli -- Cooking with Umm Hassane -- Supper of stones -- pt. V. God, Nasrallah, and the suburbs. There are no Shiites in this neighborhood -- My previous experience in warfare.
Summary Ciezadlo presents a beautifully written, fiercely intelligent memoir exploring the heightened meaning of cooking during wartime.
Subject Ciezadlo, Annia.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Journalists -- Iraq -- Baghdad.
Journalists -- Lebanon -- Beirut.
Baghdad (Iraq) -- Social life and customs.
Beirut (Lebanon) -- Social life and customs.
Food -- Social aspects -- Iraq -- Baghdad.
Food -- Social aspects -- Lebanon -- Beirut.
Iraq War, 2003- -- Social aspects.
ISBN 9781416583936 : $26.00
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