Where the Bird Disappeared

by Ghassan Zaqtan and Samuel Wilder

This lyrical novel, set in the surroundings of the Palestinian village of Zakariyya, weaves a narrative rich in sensory detail yet troubled by the porousness of memory. It tells the story of the relationship between two figures of deep mythical resonance in the region, Yahya and Zakariyya, figures who live in the present but bear the names--and many traits--of two saints. Ranging from today into back to pre-1948 Palestine, the book presents both a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857425420
• ISBN13: 9780857425423
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.8" x 8.1"