Planet of Clay (Paperback)

FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE The new novel Planet Of Clay gives a haunting and unflinching look at the horrors of war - the bombing, the starvation, the fear - all seen through the eyes of Rima, a young girl with a vibrant imagination.--NPR "Planet of Clay is a devastating novel about human resilience and fragility in a time of war."--Foreword Reviews, starred review Rima, a young girl from Damascus, longs to walk, to be free to follow the will of her feet, but instead is perpetually constrained. Rima finds refuge in a fantasy world full of colored crayons, secret planets, and The Little Prince, reciting passages of the Qur'an like a mantra as everything and everyone around her is blown to bits. Since Rima hardly ever speaks, people think she's crazy, but she is no fool--the madness is in the battered city around her. One day while taking a bus through Damascus, a soldier opens fire and her mother is killed. Rima, wounded, is taken to a military hospital before her brother leads her to the besieged area of Ghouta--where, between bombings, she writes her story. In Planet of Clay, Samar Yazbek offers a surreal depiction of the horrors taking place in Syria, in vivid and poetic language and with a sharp eye for detail and beauty.

General

Imprint:	World Editions
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2021
Authors:	Samar Yazbek
Translators:	Leri Price
Dimensions:	203 x 127mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-64286-101-3
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > General
LSN:	1-64286-101-4
Barcode:	9781642861013

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