Ghassan Zaqtan

Where the Bird Disappeared

Übersetzer: Wilder, Samuel

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Arab List
• Verlag: Seagull Books London Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 206mm x 129mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9780857425423
• ISBN-10: 0857425420
• Artikelnr.: 49562969

Autorenporträt

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. 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.