{"product_id":"selamlik-paperback","title":"Selamlik - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKhaled Alesmael\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeri Price\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unflinching story about Arab masculinity and homoeroticism \u003c\/b\u003eFurat, a Syrian in his early 20s, \u003cbr\u003evisits Sibki Park in Damascus, one of the city's most popular cruising areas. There\u003cbr\u003ehe learns about the hammams, secret meeting places for gay men located\u003cbr\u003ethroughout the old city. Inside these public baths, the air is thick with the\u003cbr\u003escent of bay laurel soap, and naked men hide in the steam. Furat faces sometimes\u003cbr\u003eviolent disapproval from all levels of society--regime, religion, the man in the\u003cbr\u003estreet--and yet he manages to find the love he's been seeking just before his\u003cbr\u003eworld collapses and he's forced to flee. \u003ci\u003eSelamlik\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Furat's\u003cbr\u003ejourney, along with that of other refugees. It's a journey in which they face\u003cbr\u003ephysical and economic hardship, draconian migration laws, and the unwelcome\u003cbr\u003egrief, shame, and hatred they've carried with them from their ever more distant\u003cbr\u003epasts. Despite everything, Furat remains steadfast in his pursuit of passion, pleasure, \u003cbr\u003eand love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKhaled Alesmael \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and journalist from Syria, where he was co-founder of a major music radio station. Now based in London, his writings on sex, LGBTQ+, and migration--in both English and Arabic--have a dedicated international readership. Throughout his career, he has lived and worked in several capital cities in the Middle East and Europe and received the International Visitor Program to the US for his work as an environmental journalist. His debut novel \u003ci\u003eSelamlik \u003c\/i\u003ehas been widely acclaimed and was shortlisted for the 2021 German SKOUTZ Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeri Price\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning literary translator of contemporary Arabic fiction. Price's translation of Khaled Khalifa's \u003ci\u003eDeath Is Hard Work\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award for Translated Literature and winner of the 2020 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation. Her translation of \u003ci\u003ePlanet of Clay\u003c\/i\u003e by Samar Yazbek, also published by World Editions, was a Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature. Price's other recent translations include \u003ci\u003eSarab \u003c\/i\u003eby award-winning writer Raja Alem and \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wind Calls Home\u003c\/i\u003e by influential Syrian writer Samar Yazbek.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748973478176,"sku":"9781642861488","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1cfb55232739e03e1d5760e8a3baee2b.webp?v=1779921786","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/selamlik-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}