Delphine Minoui

Jen co bylo Nodžud deset let, otec ji proti její vůli provdal, aby nemusel živit tolik krků. Se svým mužem a jeho matkou pak prožívala peklo, znásilňování a bití. Nodžud neznala nic než dřinu a ústrky. Když ji jednou poslali pro chleba, pevně se rozhodla, že se domů už nevrátí.

Jen co bylo Nodžud deset let, otec ji proti její vůli provdal, aby nemusel živit tolik krků. Se svým mužem a jeho matkou pak prožívala peklo, znásilňování a bití. Nodžud neznala nic než dřinu a ústrky. Když ji jednou poslali pro chleba, pevně se r ozhodla, že se domů už nevrátí.

In 2012 the rebel suburb of Daraya in Damascus was brutally besieged by Syrian government forces. Four years of suffering ensued, punctuated by shelling, barrel bombs and chemical gas attacks. People's homes were destroyed and their food supplies cut off; disease was rife. Yet in this man-made hell, forty young Syrian revolutionaries embarked on an extraordinary project, rescuing all the books they could find in the bombed-out ruins of their home town. They used them to create a secret library, in a safe place, deep underground. It became their school, their university, their refuge. It was a place to learn, to exchange ideas, to dream and to hope. Based on lengthy interviews with these young men, conducted over Skype by the award-winning French journalist Delphine Minoui, The Book Collectors of Daraya is a powerful testament to freedom, tolerance and the power of literature.