{"product_id":"on-the-bank-of-somesul-zaher-alajlani-9781780586656","title":"On the Bank of Somesul Mic and Other Stories (2022)","description":"\"Zaher Alajlani's stories beautifully counterbalance realist prose writing with the darkness and violence of fantasy outbursts. Present-day places and events (Romanian everyday life, the COVID pandemic) become a background for social and moral debates, but mostly the receptacle where difference, irregularity, and monstrosity activate. On the Bank of Someșul Mic and Other Stories includes tales that are very often ignited by a main character watching things from a safe and rational distance, only to plunge headfirst into a parallel reality: dream, hallucination, nightmares, or possible time loops. Tradition, routine, customs, and habits are thoroughly interrogated in a skeptical light, which makes a most unlikely and surprising pair with magic and the irrational in these noir narratives. Alajlani's stories are not to be missed.\" (Professor Mihaela Ursa)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zaher Alajlani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780586655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780586656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blurb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Zaher Alajlani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47759676866815,"sku":"9781780586656","price":32.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b3ff00c-9e5f-4304-8c6b-0536bccc36af.jpg?v=1765512809","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-bank-of-somesul-zaher-alajlani-9781780586656","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}