{"product_id":"9780872869073","title":"Stories from the Center of the World","description":"Author: Jordan Elgrably\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780872869073\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: City Lights Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 324\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Books for Spring!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured in \u003ci\u003eAlta Magazine\u0026amp;#x27;s\u003c\/i\u003e New Books for May!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort stories from 25 emerging and established writers of Middle Eastern and North African origins, a unique collection of voices and viewpoints that illuminate life in the global Arab\/Muslim world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Provocative and subtle, nuanced and surprising, these stories demonstrate how this complicated and rich region might best be approached-through the power of literature.\u0026amp;#x27;  Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Committed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStories from the Center of the World\u003c\/i\u003e gathers new writing from the greater Middle East (or SWANA), a vast region that stretches from Southwest Asia, through the Middle East and Turkey, and across Northern Africa. The 25 authors included here come from a wide range of cultures and countries, including Palestine, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, and Morocco, to name some.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u0026amp;#x27;Asha and Haaji\u0026amp;#x27;, Hanif Kureishi takes up the cause of outsiders who become uprooted when war or disaster strikes and they flee for safe haven. In Nektaria Anastasiadou's \u0026amp;#x27;The Location of the Soul According to Benyamin Alhadeff\u0026amp;#x27;, two students in Istanbul from different classes  and religions that have often been at odds with one another  believe they can overcome all obstacles. MK Harb's story, \u0026amp;#x27;Counter Strike\u0026amp;#x27;, is about queer love among Beiruti adolescents; and Salar Abdoh's \u0026amp;#x27;The Long Walk of the Martyrs\u0026amp;#x27; invites us into the world of former militants, fighters who fought ISIS or Daesh in Iraq and Syria, who are having a hard time readjusting to civilian life. In \u0026amp;#x27;Eleazar\u0026amp;#x27;, Karim Kattan tells an unexpected Palestinian story in which the usual antagonists  Israeli occupation forces  are mostly absent, while another malevolent force seems to overtake an unsuspecting family. Omar El Akkad's \u0026amp;#x27;The Icarist\u0026amp;#x27; is a coming-of-age story about the underworld in which illegal immigrants are forced to live, and what happens when one dares to break away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include: Salar Abdoh, Leila Aboulela, Farah Ahamed, Omar El Akkad, Sarah AlKahly-Mills, Nektaria Anastasiadou, Amany Kamal Eldin, Jordan Elgrably, Omar Foda, May Haddad, Danial Haghighi, Malu Halasa, MK Harb, Alireza Iranmehr, Karim Kattan, Hanif Kureishi, Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi, Diary Marif, Tariq Mehmood, Sahar Mustafah, Mohammed Al-Naas, Ahmed Naji, Mai Al-Nakib, Abdellah Taia, and Natasha Tynes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46819954426014,"sku":"ADS-9780872869073","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780872869073.jpg?v=1778466865","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780872869073","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}