Summary
An estranged father. An abused and abusive mother. An army of relatives. A tapestry of violence stretching between Turkey, Lebanon, and Western Sydney.
This is the legacy left to Jamal Smith, a young queer Muslim trying to escape a past in which memory and rumour trace ugly shapes in the dark. When every thread in life constricts instead of connects, how do you find a way to breathe? Torn between faith and fear, gossip and gospel, family and friendship, Jamal must find and test the li…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781068644634 |
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| ISBN-10: | 106864463X |
| Author: | Omar Sakr |
| Publisher: | The 87 Press |
| Imprint: | The 87 Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 258 |
| Release Date: | 16 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
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“laced with charm, candor and a vital sense of warmth”
Omar Sakr
Omar Sakr is a poet and writer born in Western Sydney to Lebanese and Turkish Muslim migrants. He is the acclaimed author of the novel Son of Sin and three poetry collections, including The Lost Arabs, which won the 2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry. His most recent collection, Non-Essential Work, was shortlisted for the Kenneth Slessor Prize and the ALS Gold Medal. His non-fiction work has been published widely, including in The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald and SBS Life.
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