Books Details
Author : Jean Sasson Pages : 154 pages Publisher : Knightsbridge Pub. Co.
Language : ISBN-10 : 1561291935 ISBN-13 : 9781561291939
Books Descriptions
The Rape of Kuwait was written right after the invasion and prior to the first
Gulf War that freed Kuwait from Iraq's grasp. The book consists of individual
stories of what people experienced on the day of the invasion. There are stories
about Kuwaitis, Palestinians, and other nationalities. Author Jean Sasson
traveled to London, Cairo, and Saudi Arabia to interview those fleeing the
violence. She was one of the few writers given an interview by Kuwait's Emir and
Kuwait's Prime Minister. The book hit #2 on the New York Times Bestseller's list
as it was the only book that told what was happening on the day of the invasion.
Readers note that the war had not yet started, nor ended, so there is no
resolution regarding the war in this book. It is strictly about human beings
caught up in war.
