{"product_id":"tales-of-a-city-by-samah-sabawi-9781925005813","title":"Tales of a City by the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'If only our bodies were bulletproof \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf only our boats were made of steel \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf only our dreams were real.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaza, 2008. A Palestinian journalist writes poetry on the beach. A doctor must decide to stay or leave. Then come the missiles and the phosphorus showers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a furious and tender exploration of the fragility of freedom. The national collides with the personal as activism and reporting take to the stage. \u003cem\u003eTales of a City by the Sea \u003c\/em\u003euses poetry, tenderness and humour to explore the love between those who have choices, and those who do not. Language fails us when it comes to displacement and grief; yet Samah Sabawi's language cracks grief open and remains present, like the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTales of a City by the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e was staged twice in 2014: at La Mama Theatre in Melbourne and at the Aida refugee camp in Palestine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samah Sabawi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 192500581X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925005813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Currency Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.39w x 0.15d","brand":"Samah Sabawi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46199325950207,"sku":"9781925005813","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13fa6c40-4d28-41b9-9185-bcf776a3f70a.jpg?v=1727925728","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tales-of-a-city-by-samah-sabawi-9781925005813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}