Planet of Clay
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 coloured 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. 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.
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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 coloured 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. 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.
Additional information
| Weight | 350 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 204 × 126 × 29 mm |
| Author | |
| Publisher | World Editions |
| Imprint | World Editions |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 320 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Paperback original |
| Dewey | 892.737 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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