Man in Blue Pyjamas

A Prison Memoir

AvJalal Barzanji

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

The style of my book must be in small pieces, as my life has been in pieces. (Jalal Barzanji) From 1986 to 1988 poet and journalist Jalal Barzanji endured imprisonment and torture under Saddam Hussein's regime because of his literary and journalistic achievements-writing that openly explores themes of peace, democracy, and freedom. It was not until 1998, when he and his family took refuge in Canada, that he was able to consider speaking out fully on these topics. Still, due to economic necessity, Barzanji's dream of writing had to wait until he was named Edmonton's first Writer-in-Exile in 2007. This literary memoir is the project Barzanji worked on while Writer-in-Exile, and it is the first translation of his work from Kurdish into English. Foreword by John Ralston Saul.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-09-30
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:430 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Wayfarer
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:University of Alberta Press
ISBN:9780888645364
Översättare:Salih, Sabah A.
Utmärkelser:Winner of Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence - Shortlisted 2012

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Mer om författaren

Professor of English Dr. Salih received his doctoral degree in English from Southern Illinois University in 1989 where he focused on Modern British Literature with a dissertation titled Bernard Shaw in America. His also has a concentration in Literary Criticism and Composition. His Masters of Arts in English is also from Southern Illinois University and his Bachelors of Arts Degree is from the University of Bagdad.

Recensioner i media

#4 on the "Edmonton Journal" Best Seller list for the week of October 02, 2011.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword xiiiMaps xviPreface xviiAcknowledgements xixIntroduction xxi1 The First Stage of Imprisonment 3A Bitter Evening 3A Deathly Quiet Cell 14Hope Fading 24A Hill of Blankets 31Some Shocking News 40Prison Number Five 46Secret Funeral 492 Early Childhood in the Age of the Village 51Unknown Birthday 51A Fire in the Village 55The Mystery Solved 63Half of Ashkaftsaqa Dancing 65Leaving Ashkaftsaqa 67Our First Days in the City 73Resuming School 76An Unlikely Continuation of My Story 783 A City Boy 81My Sun Rising Above the Citadel 81An Overplayed Ball 86Perhaps, Peace at Last 90The Illusion Ends 93A Teacher’s Life 1004 A World of Words 105The Lure of Reading 105A Return to the Library 110My First Publication 112Writing in an Atmosphere of Fear 118One Bright Moment 1225 Life in Prison 127My First Visitor 127A Shared Home 135Your Words Bring You Home to Me 138A Poet Misses His Father 140The Worst Deprivation 142Nature’s Ways 144Ghareeb’s Disappearance 145The Third Visit 146Health Issues 148Cancelling the Visit 1506 Fear in a Different Form 153The Release 153Fear Didn’t Leave Me Alone 160An Anfal Story 162Rapareen, or the Uprising 167A Twist of Fate 171Returning Home 1777 Searching for a New Beginning 181Crossing Borders 181Ankara 1997 190Seeking Asylum 197Exile in Sivas 2048 Another Attempt at Starting Over 213Flying to a New Home 213Losing My Luggage 216Our Final Destination 220A Death in Exile 226Somewhere In-between 230Justice at Last 238Chronology 241Glossary 245Index 249