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The Dusk Visitor

By Musa Al-Halool

The Dusk Visitor

By Musa Al-Halool

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The Dusk Visitor is a bold, satirical, and deeply human collection of short stories that captures the surreal and tragicomic realities of contemporary Syria. Written by Musa Al-Halool, a Syrian professor and translator from Raqqa, the book blends political fables, folkloric vignettes, and poignant personal narratives to illuminate the absurdities of authoritarianism, the trauma of war, and the resilience of ordinary people.
Al-Halool's voice is sharp, melancholic, and often darkly humorous. His stories range from allegorical tales of rats founding nations to intimate sketches of families torn apart by conflict. With echoes of Jonathan Swift and Hemingway, and infused with the spirit of Syrian folklore, the collection critiques the cruelty of power and the complicity of silence, while never losing sight of the humanity at its core.
Whether mocking despots through animal parables or recounting the quiet heartbreak of exile, The Dusk Visitor is a literary act of resistance-an imaginative reckoning with the devastation of Syria and a tribute to those who endure it.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
132
Release Date:
2022-03-01
Publication Date:
2022-03-01
Publisher:
Cune Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1951082133
ISBN13:
9781951082130
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
203 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
7 cm
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