| Description |
184 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
First published as Maqam al Rih in Arabic in 2021 by Manshourat al mutawassit, Milano. |
| Summary |
Ali, a nineteen-year-old soldier in the Syrian army, lies on the ground beneath a tree. He sees a body being lowered into a hole--is this his funeral? There was that sudden explosion, wasn't there... While trying to understand the extent of the damage, Ali works his way closer to the tree. His ultimate desire is to fly up to one of its branches, to safety. Through rich vignettes of Ali's memories, we uncover the hardships of his traditional Syrian Alawite village, but also the richness and beauty of its cultural and religious heritage. Yazbek here explores the secrets of the Alawite faith and its relationship to nature and the elements in a tight poetic novel dense with life and hope and love. |
| Language |
In English, translated from the Arabic. |
| Subject |
Soldiers -- Syria -- Fiction.
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Nosairians -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
1642861359 (paperback) |
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9781642861358 (paperback) |
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