Summary
"In White Carnations, the legendary Syrian fiction writer Musa Rahum Abbas presents 101 short prose selections that sketch life inside and outside Syria during the revolution that began in 2011. The prose in White Carnations is etched, distilled, essential. It recalls curious fables from distant for... Full description
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"In White Carnations, the legendary Syrian fiction writer Musa Rahum Abbas presents 101 short prose selections that sketch life inside and outside Syria during the revolution that began in 2011. The prose in White Carnations is etched, distilled, essential. It recalls curious fables from distant foreign lands delicious vignettes and anecdotes crossed with the most absurd and horrific headlines of the Syrian revolution crossed with the furious efforts of non-poor Syrians who have escaped for a few weeks or forever and are burrowing into normal lives in the modern world . . . utterly unable to release the memories of pain and cruelty"-- |
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Physical Description: |
132 pages ; 23 cm |
ISBN: |
9781951082024 1951082028 |
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