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A taut, perfect object, beautifully crafted (and translated by Wilder). Little is clear and there are few answers, but the ultimate impression is one of controlled gorgeousness. . . . Seeing Zaqtan's novella emerging from this vibrant publishing house, and in such distinctive and elegant form, is an optimistic act of decolonization from a book trade centered on the UK and US. If Seagull's vigorous list of Arab authors is indicative, there should be plenty more to come. --Electronic Intifada To call the novella haunting would be insufficient. The prose has a rare, fugitive quality: a narration that seems to envy the air, envy the breath of the other, and which knows in contrast its own confinement. . . . This novella should be commended both for its role in the translation of Zaqtan's oeuvre into English and as the first title in a new series for Arabic literature at Seagull Books, edited by the scholar and translator Hosam Aboul-Ela. . . . In Wilder's English, Zaqtan's images are vital and distinctively restless; the prose has a bold simplicity that never settles into familiarity. --Full Stop

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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.

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