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Title The clothesline swing / Ahmad Danny Ramadan.
Publisher Gibsons, BC : Nightwood Editions, 2017.
Copyright ©2017
Description 286 pages ; 22 cm


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 EI-Adult Collection  RAMAD Nearby on shelf  30626003171572 03-09-18  AVAILABLE
Summary "The Clothesline Swing is a journey through the troublesome aftermath of the Arab Spring. A former Syrian refugee himself, Ramadan unveils an enthralling tale of courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, the hope of a new home in Canada. Inspired by Arabian Tales of One Thousand and One Nights, The Clothesline Swing tells the epic story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is a Hakawati, a 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."-- Provided by publisher.
Other edition Ramadan, Ahmad Danny. Clothesline swing.
Subject Arab Spring, 2010- -- Fiction.
Refugees -- Syria -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Death -- Fiction.
Damascus (Syria) -- Fiction.
ISBN 9780889713321
0889713324