Isbn: 9798887441948 - rubble: a novel (7 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In a world scarred by indiscriminate bombing, forced starvation, and mass displacement, a nameless survivor lies crushed beneath the rubble of a bombing alive, but barely.Entombed in darkness with no hope of rescue, he must navigate the thin edge between life and death using only his hearing, sense of smell, and the volatile power of his imagination. Above him a genocide unfolds. Below, in his fragile pocket of air, he begins to witness it in ways no unburied survivor ever could.As hours blur into days, hallucination and reality weave together. Memories seep through the cracks. Fantastical visions rise from the dust. In this liminal state, he gains a strange, heightened clarity, an almost supernatural insight known only to those suspended between worlds, the mortally wounded who hover in the space where time fractures and the mind sharpens to a blade.What begins as desperate escapism becomes a haunting chronicle of a people forced underground by violence, a nation living beneath the weight of anothers cruelty. In the darkness, he discovers a grim sanctuary: the rubble is a tomb but also a refuge from the firestorm above.A wartime tale of resilience amid annihilation, Seraj Assi's debut novel plunges readers into the intimate terror of one mans confinement and the collective suffering of his shattered homeland. As he reflects, 'Being under the rubble is a strange thing.Youre clinging to life not to live, but to defy death. Just because youre breathing doesnt mean youre alive. Youre a ghost, and your homeland is but a ghostland.'This is the story of a people driven underground not by myth or choice, but by force: We are subterranean only because others refuse to allow us our place under the sun. In a world scarred by indiscriminate bombing, forced starvation, and mass displacement, a nameless survivor lies crushed beneath the rubble of a bombing alive, but barely. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In a world scarred by indiscriminate bombing, forced starvationand mass displacement, a nameless survivor lies crushed beneath therubble of a bombingalive, but barely.Entombed in darknesswith no hope of rescue, he must navigate the thin edge between life anddeath using only his hearing, sense of smell, and the volatile power ofhis imagination. Above him a genocide unfolds. Below, in his fragilepocket of air, he begins to witness it in ways no unburied survivor evercould.As hours blur into days, hallucination and reality weavetogether. Memories seep through the cracks. Fantastical visions risefrom the dust. In this liminal state, he gains a strange, heightenedclarity, an almost supernatural insight known only to those suspendedbetween worlds, the mortally wounded who hover in the space where timefractures and the mind sharpens to a blade.What begins asdesperate escapism becomes a haunting chronicle of a people forcedunderground by violence, a nation living beneath the weight of another'scruelty. In the darkness, he discovers a grim sanctuary: the rubble is a tomb but also a refuge from the firestorm above.Awartime tale of resilience amid annihilation, Seraj Assi's debut novel plungesreaders into the intimate terror of one man's confinement and thecollective suffering of his shattered homeland. As he reflects, "Beingunder the rubble is a strange thing. You're clinging to life notto live, but to defy death. Just because you're breathing doesn't meanyou're alive. You're a ghost, and your homeland is but a ghostland."This is the story of a people driven underground not by myth or choice, but by force: "We are subterranean only because others refuse to allow us our place under the sun.".…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In a world scarred by indiscriminate bombing, forced starvation, and mass displacement, a nameless survivor lies crushed beneath the rubble of a bombing alive, but barely.Entombed in darkness with no hope of rescue, he must navigate the thin edge between life and death using only his hearing, sense of smell, and the volatile power of his imagination. Above him a genocide unfolds. Below, in his fragile pocket of air, he begins to witness it in ways no unburied survivor ever could.As hours blur into days, hallucination and reality weave together. Memories seep through the cracks. Fantastical visions rise from the dust. In this liminal state, he gains a strange, heightened clarity, an almost supernatural insight known only to those suspended between worlds, the mortally wounded who hover in the space where time fractures and the mind sharpens to a blade.What begins as desperate escapism becomes a haunting chronicle of a people forced underground by violence, a nation living beneath the weight of anothers cruelty. In the darkness, he discovers a grim sanctuary: the rubble is a tomb but also a refuge from the firestorm above.A wartime tale of resilience amid annihilation, Seraj Assi's debut novel plunges readers into the intimate terror of one mans confinement and the collective suffering of his shattered homeland. As he reflects, 'Being under the rubble is a strange thing.Youre clinging to life not to live, but to defy death. Just because youre breathing doesnt mean youre alive. Youre a ghost, and your homeland is but a ghostland.'This is the story of a people driven underground not by myth or choice, but by force: We are subterranean only because others refuse to allow us our place under the sun. In a world scarred by indiscriminate bombing, forced starvation, and mass displacement, a nameless survivor lies crushed beneath the rubble of a bombing alive, but barely. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In a world scarred by indiscriminate bombing, forced starvation, and mass displacement, a nameless survivor lies crushed beneath the rubble of a bombing alive, but barely.Entombed in darkness with no hope of rescue, he must navigate the thin edge between life and death using only his hearing, sense of smell, and the volatile power of his imagination. Above him a genocide unfolds. Below, in his fragile pocket of air, he begins to witness it in ways no unburied survivor ever could.As hours blur into days, hallucination and reality weave together. Memories seep through the cracks. Fantastical visions rise from the dust. In this liminal state, he gains a strange, heightened clarity, an almost supernatural insight known only to those suspended between worlds, the mortally wounded who hover in the space where time fractures and the mind sharpens to a blade.What begins as desperate escapism becomes a haunting chronicle of a people forced underground by violence, a nation living beneath the weight of anothers cruelty. In the darkness, he discovers a grim sanctuary: the rubble is a tomb but also a refuge from the firestorm above.A wartime tale of resilience amid annihilation, Seraj Assi's debut novel plunges readers into the intimate terror of one mans confinement and the collective suffering of his shattered homeland. As he reflects, 'Being under the rubble is a strange thing.Youre clinging to life not to live, but to defy death. Just because youre breathing doesnt mean youre alive. Youre a ghost, and your homeland is but a ghostland.'This is the story of a people driven underground not by myth or choice, but by force: We are subterranean only because others refuse to allow us our place under the sun. In a world scarred by indiscriminate bombing, forced starvation, and mass displacement, a nameless survivor lies crushed beneath the rubble of a bombing alive, but barely. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…