
Both Sides Face East. Volume 1 : Durable Words
Title:
Both Sides Face East. Volume 1 : Durable Words
Author:
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
244 pages, Illustrations
Publisher:
Academic Studies Press
ISBN-13:
9798897830299
EAN:
9798897830299
Classifications:
Poetry
Weight (g):
714
Dimensions (mm):
254 x 177 x 20
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
A Ukrainian journalist ends each day "scorched by another person's grief." A schoolgirl in Croatia cherishes her Barbie and learns to dread air raid sirens more than her geometry homework. A poet imagines the spiritual life of a fish who escapes the hook. An exiled artist recreates her homeland in the shape of a bird. The writers assembled in this volume dream and document and remember, they translate one another’s work and meditate on fragility and resilience in the face of nihilism and obliteration. The collection gathers poems, essays, and stories written and translated in nine languages, reflecting an ongoing effort to communicate and understand across cultures.Both Sides Face East - Durable Words began as a response to the invasion of Ukraine, but stakes a wider claim on behalf of human value and integrity.










