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Ali, a 19-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 extend 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. More about this book >
Rima, a young girl from Damascus, longs to walk, to be free to follow the will of her feet, but instead is perpetually constrained. She finds refuge in a fantasy world full of colored crayons, secret planets, and The Little Prince, reciting passages of the Qur’an like a mantra as everything and everyone around her is blown to bits. More about this book >
Samar Yazbek and Leri Price, 2021 NBAwards Translated Literature Finalists, reads from PLANET OF CLAY
Samar Yazbek is a Syrian writer and journalist. In 2010, Yazbek was selected as one of the Beirut39, organized by the Hay Festival. In 2011, she took part in the popular uprising against the Assad regime and was forced into exile soon after. In 2012 she was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize for her book A Woman in the Crossfire, and received the PEN Sweden Tucholsky Prize and the Oxfam Novib/PEN Award the following year. Yazbek has published two short story collections, seven novels, and four nonfiction literary narratives. Her work has been translated into more than 20 languages.
(Photo credit: Astrid di Crollalanza)
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