Alligator and Other Stories

AvDima Alzayat

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

163 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 11-20 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Fler format och utgåvor

Häftad

110 kr

E-bok

155 kr

Beskrivning

Shortlisted for the 2021 Swansea University Dylan Thomas PrizeShortlisted for a 2021 James Tait Black AwardShortlisted for the PEN/Robert W Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection 2021'Sardonic, monstrous, tender' Sunday Times'Startling . . . profound' Daily MailIn Alligator and Other Stories, Dima Alzayat captures luminously how it feels to be ‘other’: as a Syrian, as an Arab, as an immigrant, as a woman. Each one of the nine stories collected here is a snapshot of those moments when unusual circumstances suddenly distinguish us from our neighbours, when our difference is thrown into relief.Here are ‘dangerous’ women transgressing, missing children in 1970s New York, a family who were once Syrian but have now lost their name, and a young woman about to discover the hollowness of the American dream. At its centre lies ‘Alligator’: a remarkable compilation of real and invented sources, which rescues from history the story of a Syrian American couple who were murdered at the hands of the state.Alzayat explores experiences that are startling and real, delivering an emotional punch that lingers long after reading.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-05-28
Mått:142 x 222 x 26 mm
Vikt:332 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Pan Macmillan
ISBN:9781529029895

Utforska kategorier

Moderna och samtida romaner inom Skönlitteratur
Noveller inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

Dima Alzayat was born in Damascus, Syria, grew up in San Jose, California, and now lives in Manchester. She was the winner of the 2019 ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award, a 2018 Northern Writers’ Award, the 2017 Bristol Short Story Prize and the 2015 Bernice Slote Award. She was runner-up in the 2018 Deborah Rogers Award and the 2018 Zoetrope: All-Story Competition, and was Highly Commended in the 2013 Bridport Prize.

Recensioner i media

How does it feel to be an alien at home? . . . Sardonic, monstrous, tender, these well-crafted tales show us circumstances that might be our own, and let us see them through the eyes of others.

Mer från samma författare

Nyhet

Alligator und andere Storys

Dima Alzayat

Inbunden, 2026

281 kr

Du kanske också är intresserad av

Nyhet

L’amour toujours : Berättelsen om Tidö

Maggie Strömberg, Torbjörn Nilsson

Inbunden, 2026

275 kr