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La balançoire de Jasmin / Ahmad Danny Ramadan ; traduit de l'anglais par Caroline Lavoie.

ISBN: 9782897126346
ISBN: 2897126345
Physical Description: 1 online resource (246 pages)
Publisher: Montréal, Québec : Mémoire d'encrier, [2019].
Copyright: &copy;2019

Ramadan, Ahmad Danny, (author.). Lavoie, Caroline, 1965- (translator.). Ramadan, Ahmad Danny, Translation of (work): Clothesline swing. French. (author.).

Summary:

Le roman retrace le périple de deux amants qui quittent la Syrie en guerre pour se refugier au Canada, l'un se projette dans l'avenir alors que l'autre est mourant. Histoire d'exil, La balançoire de jasmin s'inspire des Mille et une nuits. Le conteur Hakawati rappelle les fables de leur passé. Nuit après nuit, il tisse les souvenirs de leur enfance à Damas, de leur exil, de la guerre, de leur histoire d'amour tandis que la Mort partage leur logis et prête l'oreille à tous leurs secrets.

The Clothesline Swing is a journey through the troublesome aftermath of the Arab Spring. A former Syrian refugee himself, Ramadan unveils an enthralling tale of courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, the hope of a new home in Canada. Inspired by Arabian Tales of One Thousand and One Nights, The Clothesline Swing tells the epic story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is a Hakawati, a storyteller, keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he weaves stories of his childhood in Damascus, of the cruelty he has endured for his sexuality, of leaving home, of war, of his fated meeting with his lover. Meanwhile Death himself, in his dark cloak, shares the house with the two men, eavesdropping on their secrets as he awaits their final undoing.