The Dance of the Fig Tree

This collection of poems explores the themes of migration, war, death, and exile through the experiences of three generations of women. The poems evoke the tenderness of their forebears and restore a family lineage broken by these events. The translation is praised for its urgency and relevance in addressing contemporary concerns such as migration.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 118 pages
Publication date: 06 October 2023
Publisher: The 87 Press

Three generations of women: Téta, the grandmother, Fadwa, the mother, and Emné, the daughter, who captures the tenderness of her forebears. The poems in this collection recall and restore a family lineage broken by war, death, and exile. This translation of the 2021 Émile-Nelligan Prize-winning collection will attract readers interested in Middle Eastern literatures and those who value poetry written with the urgency of survival, memory, and longing. These short lyric poems weave a narrative that registers one of the primary concerns of the 21st century: migration.

Three generations of women: Téta, the grandmother, Fadwa, the mother, and Emné, the daughter, who captures the tenderness of her forebears. The poems in this collection recall and restore a family lineage broken by war, death, and exile. This translation of the 2021 Émile-Nelligan Prize-winning collection will attract readers interested in Middle Eastern literatures and those who value poetry written with the urgency of survival, memory, and longing. These short lyric poems weave a narrative that registers one of the primary concerns of the 21st century: migration.

Weight: 142g
Dimension: 130 x 199 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781739393939