Atta

Author : Jarett Kobek
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781584351061

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ATTA by Jarett Kobek Pdf

A disorienting fictionalized portrayal of 9/11 mastermind Mohamed Atta and the meaning of madness. Ours is a century of fear. Governments and mass media bombard us with words and images: desert radicals, “rogue states,” jihadists, WMDs, existential enemies of freedom. We labor beneath myths that neither address nor describe the present situation, monstrous deceptions produced by a sound bite society. There is no reckoning of actuality, no understanding of the individual lives that inaugurated this echo chamber. In the summer of 1999, Mohamed Atta defended a master's thesis that critiqued the introduction of Western-style skyscrapers in the Middle East and called for the return of the “Islamic-Oriental city.” Using this as a departure point, Jarett Kobek's novel ATTA offers a fictionalized psychedelic biography of Mohamed Atta that circles around a simple question: what if 9/11 was as much a matter of architectural criticism as religious terrorism? Following the development of a socially awkward boy into one of history's great villains, Kobek demonstrates the need for a new understanding of global terrorism. Joined in this volume by a second work, “The Whitman of Tikrit”—a radical reimagining of Saddam Hussein's last day before capture—ATTA is a brutal, relentless, and ultimately fearless corrective to ten years of propaganda and pandering.

Author : Dean Atta
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062990310

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The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta Pdf

Stonewall Book Award Winner * A Time Magazine Best YA Book Of All Time A fierce coming-of-age verse novel about identity and the power of drag, from acclaimed poet and performer Dean Atta. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Jason Reynolds, and Kacen Callender. Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he’s navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican—but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael’s coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs—and the Black Flamingo is born. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the layers of identity that make us who we are—and allow us to shine. "In this uplifting coming-of-age novel told in accessible verse, Atta chronicles the growth and glory of Michael Angeli, a mixed-race kid from London, as he navigates his cultural identity as Cypriot and Jamaican as well as his emerging sexuality." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List")

Author : Pamela Lillian Valemont
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781326691677

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Mohamed Atta 9/11 Hijackers by Pamela Lillian Valemont Pdf

There is scarcely a small child in the English speaking western world, particularly the United States of America, who does not recognize the name of Mohamed Atta. He made a name for himself that was horrifyingly notorious, as the ringleader of a 20 man terrorist group, the pilot who flew a hijacked plane laden with terrified passengers, into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Conversely, there would be many fundamentalist Islamics who revere the name of Mohamed Atta. To them, he goes down in history as a martyr, someone heroic not only to be admired but emulated. This book will show that, at least on the part of Atta and some others involved, this was not only politically/religiously motivated, but was an aircraft assisted suicide. A numerological criminal analysis and profile of all 20 suicide terrorists who carried out the 9/11 attacks, including the lone terrorist who helped coordinate the attacks from overseas, having failed to obtain a visa. He now is a prisoner of the United States government.

Author : Walter Collins
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781621967217

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Writing Contemporary Nigeria: How Sefi Atta Illuminates African Culture and Tradition by Walter Collins Pdf

Sefi Atta is one of the latest in a great line of female Nigerian writers. her works have garnered several literary awards; these include the Red Hen Press Short Story Award, the PEN International David TK Wong Prize, the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, and the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa. Atta's oeuvre has received the praise and respect of several noted African writers such as Buchi Emecheta, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Helon Habila. Atta's insights into the roles and treatment of women, neocolonial government structures, patriarchy, 21st-century phenomena such as Nigerian e-mail phishing and the role of geography and place in characters' lives make her works some of the most indelible offerings across contemporary African fiction. Nevertheless, there exists a relative dearth of critical analyses of her works. That Atta writes across the genres perhaps explains some of the lack of literary criticism of her works. This study will facilitate continued examination of Atta's writings and further dissemination of critique. In this premiere edited volume on the works of Sefi Atta, Collins has assembled contributors from around the globe who offer critical analysis on each of Atta's published novels and several of her short stories. The volume is divided into four sections with chapters grouped by thematic connections-Sisterhood, Womanhood and Rites of Passage, The City, Dark Aspects of Atta's Works and Atta's Literature in Application. The book examines Atta's treatment of these themes while referencing the proficiency of her writing and style. The collection includes an interview with Atta where she offers an insightful and progressive perspective on current language use by Africans. This book is the first aggregate of literary critique on selected works of Sefi Atta. This book is an important volume of literary criticism for all literature, world literature and African literature collections. It is part of the Cambria African Studies Series headed by Toyin Falola (University of Texas at Austin) with Moses Ochonu (Vanderbilt University).

Author : Dean Atta
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780063158009

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Only on the Weekends by Dean Atta Pdf

From the Stonewall Award–winning author of The Black Flamingo comes a romantic coming-of-age novel in verse about the beautiful—and sometimes painful—fallout of pursuing the love we deserve. The ideal next read for fans of Kacen Callender, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Becky Albertalli. Fifteen-year-old Mack is a hopeless romantic—likely a hazard of growing up on film sets thanks to his father’s job. Mack has had a crush on Karim for as long as he can remember and he can’t believe it when gorgeous, popular Karim seems into him too. But when Mack’s father takes on a new directing project in Scotland, Mack has to move away, and soon discovers how painful long-distance relationships can be. It’s awful to be so far away from Karim, and it’s made worse by the fact that Karim can be so hard to read. Then Mack meets actor Finlay on set, and the world turns upside down again. Fin seems fearless—and his confidence could just be infectious. Award-winning author Dean Atta crafts a beautifully nuanced and revelatory story in verse about the exquisite highs and lows of first love and self-discovery.

Author : Dean Atta
Publisher : Saqi
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781908906175

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I Am Nobody's Nigger by Dean Atta Pdf

Revolutionary, reflective and romantic, I Am Nobody's Nigger is the powerful debut collection by one of the UK's finest emerging poets. Exploring race, identity and sexuality, Dean Atta shares his perspective on family, friendship, relationships and London life, from riots to one-night stands. Longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2014'Go Dean Atta. Speak the truth. Tweet the truth. Upload it. Let it ring out over the digital domain and strike at the heart of the offline wireless and disconnected.' Lemn Sissay 'Dean Atta's poetry is as honest as truth itself. He follows no trend; he seeks no favours ... Beyond black, beyond white, beyond straight, beyond gay, so I say. Love your eyes over these words of truth. You will be uplifted.' Benjamin Zephaniah 'Righteous and forceful' Peter Tatchell'I can do nothing but take my hat off to Dean Atta for speaking out, saying what he believed, and doing it so effectively and powerfully that countless people heard it who would never normally have done so. Poetry is a powerful tool, and I Am Nobody's Nigger is a perfect example of when that tool shows its full strength.' Huffington Post' Huffington Post 'Raconteur Dean Atta doing what he does best; articulating London's dark, deep-rooted social cancers through a beautiful and intricately personal narrative.' Clash

Author : Daniel Hopsicker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-10
Category : Conspiracies
ISBN : 0975290673

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Welcome to Terrorland by Daniel Hopsicker Pdf

Presents a discussion of ties between the terrorists of the 9/11 attacks and the United States government.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OSU:32435066006164

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Parliamentary Papers by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433081895710

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Dīhga-Nikāya by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas William Rhys Davids,Joseph Estlin Carpenter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Buddha (The concept)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044024169344

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The Dīgha-nikāya by Thomas William Rhys Davids,Joseph Estlin Carpenter Pdf

Author : David M. Hart,David Hart
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015001028789

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Dadda 'atta And His Forty Grandsons by David M. Hart,David Hart Pdf

Author : Sefi Atta
Publisher : Interlink Publishing
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-28
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781623710163

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Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta Pdf

Everything Good Will Come introduces an important new voice in contemporary fiction. With insight and a lyrical wisdom, Nigerian-born Sefi Atta has written a powerful and eloquent story set in her African homeland. It is 1971, a year after the Biafran War, and Nigeria is under military rule—though the politics of the state matter less than those of her home to Enitan Taiwo, an eleven-year-old girl tired of waiting for school to start. Will her mother, who has become deeply religious since the death of Enitan’s brother, allow her friendship with the new girl next door, the brash and beautiful Sheri Bakare? This novel charts the fate of these two African girls; one who is prepared to manipulate the traditional system and one who attempts to defy it. Written in the voice of Enitan, the novel traces this unusual friendship into their adult lives, against the backdrop of tragedy, family strife, and a war-torn Nigeria. In the end, Everything Good Will Come is Enitan’s story; one of a fiercely intelligent, strong young woman coming of age in a culture that still insists on feminine submission. Enitan bucks the familial and political systems until she is confronted with the one desire too precious to forfeit in the name of personal freedom: her desire for a child. Everything Good Will Come evokes the sights and smells of Africa while imparting a wise and universal story of love, friendship, prejudice, survival, politics, and the cost of divided loyalties.

Author : Sefi Atta
Publisher : Interlink Publishing
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781623710071

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Swallow by Sefi Atta Pdf

In the 1980s in Lagos, the government’s War Against Indiscipline and austerity measures are in full swing. A succession of unfortunate events leads Tolani, a bank secretary, to be persuaded by her roommate Rose to consider drug trafficking as a way to make a living. Tolani’s subsequent struggle with temptation forces her to reconsider her morality—and that of her mother Arike’s—as she embarks on a turbulent journey of self-discovery.

Author : Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : GENT:900000147897

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Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States: Information respecting the history, condition and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Pdf

Author : Richard Rathbone
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0300055048

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Murder and Politics in Colonial Ghana by Richard Rathbone Pdf

In 1943, ritual murder was committed in a large African kingdom in the south of Ghana, then a colony of Great Britain. Palace officials and close kin of a recently deceased king had reputedly killed one of his chiefs in order to smooth the king's passage into the afterlife. This riveting study tells the story of the murder, the trials and appeals of those accused of the crime, and the effect of the case on politics in Ghana and Great Britain. In recounting this fascinating case, the book also provides important insights into law and politics in the colonial Gold Coast, the clash between traditional and modern values, and the nature of African monarchy in the colonial period. Drawing on newly available oral and written evidence from Ghana and Britain, Richard Rathbone builds a detailed picture of the leading characters in the case, as well as of the thirty-year rule of Nana Ofori Atta, the king. He shows how the death of the king destroyed the economic, social, and moral fabric of the kingdom, and how this destruction was further exacerbated by legal proceedings resulting from the murder. The case set the indigenous royal family against the colonial government, challenging the authority of each. Close kinsmen of the accused, hitherto in the vanguard of moderate nationalism, were radicalized by their extended confrontation with the colonial justice system. It was their political initiatives that accelerated the formation of the Gold Coast's first national political party in the late 1940s, and which led in turn to the struggle for self-government and to the achievement of Ghanian independence in 1957.