{"product_id":"hudduds-house-9781623711153","title":"Huddud's House","description":"\u003cb\u003eA haunting contemporary novel, longlisted for the International Prize of Arabic Fiction, \u003ci\u003eHuddud's House\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich tale of love in the time of war, based in the storied city of Damascus.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow far is love willing to travel in search of its own lost voice? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen tyranny unleashes destructive forces that threaten to overwhelm a country, what are the effects on the lives and choices of ordinary humans? When citizens become inhabitants of a land of extremes, what do they do, to whom do they flee? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShadowing the days of Syria's Arab spring, Fadi Azzam's epic novel, \u003ci\u003eHuddud's House\u003c\/i\u003e--a haunting, contemporary novel rooted in the soil of Damascus, the oldest inhabited city in humanity--is a sprawling tale of love in time of war. Focusing on a quartet of characters torn between leaving and returning to Damascus, it follows intertwining stories of love and violence to their boundaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAzzam writes the spirit of resilience and resistance of the Syrian peoples. A saga on the dangers of ignoring threats or forgetting atrocities, he braves a long-distance search for his people's voice, one that violence cannot silence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFadi Azzam\u003c\/b\u003e is a Syrian novelist and writer. He is the author of the highly-acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSarmada\u003c\/i\u003e, longlisted for the 2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. \u003ci\u003eHuddud's House, \u003c\/i\u003e his second novel, was longlisted for the 2018 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. He was the culture and arts correspondent for \u003ci\u003eAl-Quds Al-Arabi\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper and his opinion columns have appeared in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand in newspapers across the Middle East. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eG\u003cb\u003ehada Alatrash\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is an assistant professor at the School of Critical and Creative Studies at Alberta University of the Arts in Calgary, Canada. She holds a PhD in Educational Research: Languages and Diversity from the Werklund School of Education, the University of Calgary, and a Master's Degree in English Literature from the University of Oklahoma. Her current research speaks to Syrian art and creative expression as resistance to oppression and dictatorship.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Interlink Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610532974866,"sku":"9781623711153","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a089d58d-3e63-4218-b47b-67964c02e8b2.jpg?v=1732344421","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hudduds-house-9781623711153","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}