Green Bus Leaving Aleppo:
A moving novel that captures the Syrian tragedy through the eyes of those who silently lived it.
With a mature narrative vision and lucid language, Jean Dost takes us to the heart of Aleppo at a moment of collapse, where the green bus transforms from a means of transportation into a symbol of the loss of cities and lives alike.
Through the character of "Abu Laila," an old man who flees physically but not with his soul, the author weaves a novel about displacement, memory, and betrayal.
There are no screams in these pages, but rather a suppressed pain that seeps in from behind the words, bringing the reader face to face with the tragedy without embellishment.
A sincere novel, steeped in human pain, that lingers long after its conclusion.