The Heart of a Stranger
An Anthology of Exile Literature
by Andre Naffis-Sahely
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Pub Date 14 Jan 2020 | Archive Date 9 Oct 2019
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Description
Exile lies at the root of our earliest stories. Charting varied experiences of people forced to leave their homes from the ancient world to the present day, The Heart of a Stranger is an anthology of poetry, fiction and non-fiction that journeys through six continents, with over a hundred contributors drawn from twenty-four languages.
Highlights include the wisdom of the 5th century Desert Fathers and Mothers, the Swahili Song of Liyongo, The Flight of the Irish Earls, Emma Goldman's travails in the wake of the First Red Scare, the Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani's ode to the lost world of Andalusia and the work of contemporary Eritrean fabulist Ribka Sibhatu.
Edited by poet and translator André Naffis-Sahely, The Heart of a Stranger offers a uniquely varied look at a theme both ancient and urgently contemporary.
Advance Praise
"Offers a uniquely varied look at a theme both ancient and urgently contemporary." — London Review Bookshop
"Offers a uniquely varied look at a theme both ancient and urgently contemporary." — London Review Bookshop
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781782274261 |
| PRICE | US$16.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 352 |
Featured Reviews
Joy W, Educator
What a timely and impressive anthology. The exile/forced migrant experience is central to contemporary news and literary criticism, but Naffis-Sahely contextualizes it’s history with poetry and prose, fiction and nonfiction, male and female voices from around the world from ancient times to today. Social, political, and literary studies will undoubtedly be enriched by this work.
Anna I, Reviewer
The Heart of a Stranger by Andre Naffis-Sahely is a powerful piece of literature. This collection of poetry and prose is not one to be missed. I must say Naffis-Sahely, gave me a new meaning of what is to be exiled.
Thank you, Pushkin Press for gifting me this DARC via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. Over all this was a 4/5 star read.
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