Clothesline Swing
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‘Published by an independent new publisher, this debut is infused with the spirit of One Thousand and One Nights as it moves from the mountains of Syria to Lebanon, Turkey, Egypt and, finally, Canada’
https://inews.co.uk/culture/books/best-new-debut-novels-books-read-2019-list/
» Anita Sethi, i newspaper
An enthralling tale of love and courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, to the hope of a new home in Canada. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- The Indigo Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781999683368
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
- Priser
- Winner of Canadian Authors Association's Fred Kerner Award for Best Overall Fiction Book 2018 and Independent Publisher Gold Medal - LGBT Fiction 2018. Commended for Canada Reads 2018. Short-listed for OLA Evergreen Award 2018 and Lambda Literary Award - Gay Fiction 2018.
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‘Published by an independent new publisher, this debut is infused with the spirit of One Thousand and One Nights as it moves from the mountains of Syria to Lebanon, Turkey, Egypt and, finally, Canada’
https://inews.co.uk/culture/books/best-new-debut-novels-books-read-2019-list/
» Anita Sethi, i newspaper
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The A-List: The Best Culture To Catch This Week
‘Danny Ramadan opens an unknown world for his readers with this enthralling tale of love and courage, weaving through the landscapes and cultures of Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Egypt and Canada’
https://www.vanityfair.com/london/2019/05/the-a-list-the-best-culture-to-catch-this-week
» Vanity Fair
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‘shuns easy universalism while digging deep into the commonalities of gay life that across boundaries and borders’
https://www.ebar.com/arts_&_culture/books/278030
» Tim Pfaff, The Bay Area Reporter
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‘skilfully evasive … a complex portrait of placelessness’
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/private/ghosts/
» Beejay Silcox, The Times Literary Supplement
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‘along the way there are moments and scenes of intense clarity and poignancy that will stop readers in their tracks and allows us to learn much more about the cruelties of life in far-flung lands’ ‘a testament to the troubles enduring by a beleaguered minority’
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-clothesline-swing-review-striking-account-of-growing-up-gay-in-syria-1.3883435
» Sarah Gilmartin, The Irish Times
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‘The quality of the author’s storytelling skills immediately drew me into this moving, disturbing and yet ultimately hopeful story . . . 5/5’
https://nbmagazine.co.uk/the-clothesline-swing-by-ahmad-danny-ramadan/
» Linda Hepworth, NB Magazine