Description
| Product ID: | 9781999683368 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Clothesline Swing |
| Authors: | Author: Ahmad Danny Ramadan |
| Page Count: | 220 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Modern and Contemporary romance, Adult & contemporary romance |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, Ahmad Danny Ramadan’s innovative and poetic debut novel tells the story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is Hakawati, the storyteller, keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables and incidents from their youth to his dying partner. An enthralling tale of love and courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, to the hope of a new home in Canada. The Clothesline Swing tells the epic story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is Hakawati, the storyteller, keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he weaves stories of his childhood in Damascus, of the cruelty he has endured for his sexuality, of leaving home, of war, of his fated meeting with his lover. Meanwhile Death himself, in his dark cloak, shares the house with the two men, eavesdropping on their secrets as he awaits their final undoing. |
| Imprint Name: | The Indigo Press |
| Publisher Name: | The Indigo Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-05-02 |