{"product_id":"tales-of-a-city-by-the-sea-9781925005813","title":"Tales of a City by the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Samah Sabawi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Currency Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Currency Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Australian \u0026amp; Oceanian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46503360692375,"sku":"9781925005813","price":1446.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781925005813.webp?v=1769188758","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/tales-of-a-city-by-the-sea-9781925005813","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}