{"product_id":"where-they-shattered-his-green-dreams-paperback","title":"Where They Shattered His Green Dreams - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Raju\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere They Shattered His Green Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a novel based on media reports following NATO's war against Libya. The account begins when Colonel Gaddafi's tragic assassination is announced, and ends with the narrator of the story, a professor of journalism at Al Fateh University in Tripoli, being murdered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first chapter describes an evening in Tripoli on February 11, 2011, the Eve of Prophet Mohammed's birthday, and the last chapter details the cold-blooded assassination of Colonel Gaddafi, Libya's ruler for forty-two years, on October 20, 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor characters include Fatima, a beautiful Libyan girl in traditional black dress who always speaks against the dictator's rule, and an old Sufi saint, who predicts the destruction of Libya by NATO forces before he is killed by mercenaries at the end of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnknown facts are revealed for the first time through the pages of this political novel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlexander Raju, an Indian English poet, novelist, and short story writer, has many books to his credit. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRipples and Pebbles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1989), \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSprouts of Indignation \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(2003), and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagic Chasm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2007) are collections of his poems. His first novel \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Haunted Man \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ecame out in 1996, and its second edition in 2009. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUpon This Bank and Shoal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2008) and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Babel Tower is Falling Down\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2012) are novels published by CCB Publishing, British Columbia, Canada. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoles Apart on the Same Bed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2011) is a collection of his twenty-nine short stories. His latest novel \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd Still Plays the Abyssinian Damsel on her Dulcimer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2014) is based on history and legends of Ethiopia. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Voice of Ethiopia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2008) is an edited work, and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Psycho-Social Interface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ein British Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2000) is a critical work. He is currently an English professor in Ethiopia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher's website: \u003c\/strong\u003ehttp: \/\/sbprabooks.com\/AlexanderRaju\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52538439074099,"sku":"9781681816258","price":29.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Qm1NOVdpc1BTN25XcWtSdU43Q25xUT09.webp?v=1760835438","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/where-they-shattered-his-green-dreams-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}