{"product_id":"tales-of-a-city-by-the-sea-paperback","title":"Tales of a City by the Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamah Sabawi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 8.27 x 5.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52504133271859,"sku":"9781925005813","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/iz-cdYuUO09781925005813.webp?v=1760190820","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/tales-of-a-city-by-the-sea-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}