White Carnations: 101 Tales from War-torn Syria

By Musa Rahum Abbas

White Carnations is a piercing and poetic collection of 101 tales that illuminate the human cost of Syria's civil war. Written by Syrian poet and novelist Musa Rahum Abbas and translated into English with lyrical precision, these page-long prose poems offer intimate glimpses into the lives of ordinary Syrians-citizens, refugees, lovers, children, and mourners-caught in the crossfire of a decade-long conflict.

Rather than recounting statistics or political analysis, Abbas crafts miniature stories that evoke the emotional truth of war. His characters whisper secrets, bury limbs, sketch dreams, and cling to memory in the face of devastation. Each tale is a fragment of a shattered nation, a shard of grief, resilience, and fleeting beauty. The white carnation-a symbol of innocence and remembrance-becomes a recurring motif, transformed by blood and longing.

With haunting imagery and understated power, White Carnations reminds us that literature can reach where news reports cannot: into the soul of a people enduring unimaginable loss. It is a requiem, a resistance, and a record of survival.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1951082028
• ISBN13: 9781951082024
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Cune Press
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"