| Where the Bird Disappeared Contributor(s): Zaqtan, Ghassan (Author), Wilder, Samuel (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0857425420 ISBN-13: 9780857425423 Publisher: Seagull Books OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Series: Arab List |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.8" W x 8.1" (0.50 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This lyrical novel, set in the surroundings of the Palestinian village of Zakariyya, weaves a narrative rich in sensory detail yet troubled by the porousness of memory. It tells the story of the relationship between two figures of deep mythical resonance in the region, Yahya and Zakariyya, figures who live in the present but bear the names--and many traits--of two saints. Ranging from today into back to pre-1948 Palestine, the book presents both a compelling portrait of a contemporary village and a sacred geography that lies beyond and beneath the present state of the world. Sensual, rich in allusion, yet at the same time focused on the struggles of today, Where the Bird Disappeared is a powerful novel of both connection and dispossession. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilder, Samuel: - Samuel Wilder is a translator of Arabic literature, a writer, and a student of comparative poetics. Since 2006, he has lived and worked as a literary translator in Cairo and Beirut, and pursued academic work in London and Cambridge.Zaqtan, Ghassan: - Born near Bethlehem, Palestinian poet, novelist, and editor Ghassan Zaqtan has lived in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Tunisia. He is the author of numerous collections of poetry, a novel, and a play. |