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The Trader of War Stories
'A powerful novel that will take you through war-torn regions of the world, making you meet some incredible characters who all live with the power of hope. The first person narrative in it is an engrossing window to our contemporary world,' Anirban Bhattacharyya, India’s Money Heist
‘Well researched and satisfyingly poignant, this is an odyssey of human souls caught in brutal warfare. An exciting read,’ Neil D’Silva, Maya’s New Husband
‘A moving geopolitical thriller which showcases the grotesque of wars, human morality and personal struggles,’ Furquan Moharkan, The Banker Who Crushed His Diamonds
War has emotionally worn out Matteo Castello, a lionised British Italian journalist who has reported from several conflict zones, after being tasked by an uncompromising London-based editor working in an ever-competitive media industry. After eventually settling for his work location in Beirut, Matteo makes a social clique of local journalists there. For his enduring odyssey of making assignments, his life is made easy when he meets an Iraqi landlord Zouheir, a British documentary maker Brian Hedges based in Colombo and his Egyptian fixer Ismail. But, he begins to loathe the world order that romanticises war after learning about the life of a disenchanted CIA agent Samantha Bethen, and an exiled Beirut-based Palestinian professor Mustafa Hamdeh. The meetings with a tragedy-laden Palestinian art curator, and Yaqub, a Kashmir-based saffron spice seller, makes him even firmer in his belief, as he progresses in life, thereby becoming high-minded.
As family bonds remain largely absent in his life, the price of his absence is paid by his son Stefano, a gifted footballer disillusioned by British society and his wife Roberta, a prolific novelist and a loner. In all this, there are echoes of flashbacks about Italy, their beloved homeland once ravaged by war and social destitution that made them immigrate like many others. As Matteo returns to London on a final transfer order, will his esteemed career progress smoothly as he anticipates it to? And will he fix the loose ends of separation with his son, wife and relatives back in Italy?
‘Well researched and satisfyingly poignant, this is an odyssey of human souls caught in brutal warfare. An exciting read,’ Neil D’Silva, Maya’s New Husband
‘A moving geopolitical thriller which showcases the grotesque of wars, human morality and personal struggles,’ Furquan Moharkan, The Banker Who Crushed His Diamonds
War has emotionally worn out Matteo Castello, a lionised British Italian journalist who has reported from several conflict zones, after being tasked by an uncompromising London-based editor working in an ever-competitive media industry. After eventually settling for his work location in Beirut, Matteo makes a social clique of local journalists there. For his enduring odyssey of making assignments, his life is made easy when he meets an Iraqi landlord Zouheir, a British documentary maker Brian Hedges based in Colombo and his Egyptian fixer Ismail. But, he begins to loathe the world order that romanticises war after learning about the life of a disenchanted CIA agent Samantha Bethen, and an exiled Beirut-based Palestinian professor Mustafa Hamdeh. The meetings with a tragedy-laden Palestinian art curator, and Yaqub, a Kashmir-based saffron spice seller, makes him even firmer in his belief, as he progresses in life, thereby becoming high-minded.
As family bonds remain largely absent in his life, the price of his absence is paid by his son Stefano, a gifted footballer disillusioned by British society and his wife Roberta, a prolific novelist and a loner. In all this, there are echoes of flashbacks about Italy, their beloved homeland once ravaged by war and social destitution that made them immigrate like many others. As Matteo returns to London on a final transfer order, will his esteemed career progress smoothly as he anticipates it to? And will he fix the loose ends of separation with his son, wife and relatives back in Italy?
324 pages, Paperback
First published January 24, 2018
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About the author
Naveed Qazi
12 books45 followersNaveed Qazi was born and brought up in Srinagar, Kashmir. He did his schooling from Burn Hall, and Tyndale Biscoe, and a bachelor's degree in commerce from Islamia College of Science & Commerce, affiliated to University of Kashmir. After that, he did his master's degree in international business at University of Hertfordshire.
Starting off as a blogger, during his early university days on global issues, he also contributed to all leading regional English dailies in Kashmir, as a columnist, and several other international portals before releasing his first major publications in 2018.
Prior to becoming a writer, he worked in the banking and construction sector in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
He also blogged on Globe Upfront on global issues for thirteen years.
Starting off as a blogger, during his early university days on global issues, he also contributed to all leading regional English dailies in Kashmir, as a columnist, and several other international portals before releasing his first major publications in 2018.
Prior to becoming a writer, he worked in the banking and construction sector in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
He also blogged on Globe Upfront on global issues for thirteen years.
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