{"product_id":"the-clothesline-swing","title":"The Clothesline Swing: Novel of Syrian Exile and Storytelling","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lyrical novel inspired by Arabian Nights that follows two men bound by love and memory amid the fallout of the Arab Spring. One is a Hakawati, a storyteller who keeps life moving by recounting childhood fables, losses and the cruelty he has faced for his sexuality, while Death quietly watches over their shared house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative moves across Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt before reaching Canada, blending mythic storytelling with a raw portrait of displacement, longing and perseverance. Themes of exile, identity, intimate devotion and the power of narrative are woven together in a haunting, elegiac voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThemes \u0026amp; setting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRefugee and migration journey across the Levant and beyond\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStorytelling as survival; Arabian Nights influence\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLGBTQ experience, memory and mourning\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePublished by Nightwood Editions (2017), paperback, 286 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Just Great Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45025301299434,"sku":"JGB-2-US1-2-Stack15-9-0889713324-3","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/1735\/7290\/files\/81VXYIiMkoS.jpg?v=1744489749","url":"https:\/\/justgreatbooks.org\/products\/the-clothesline-swing","provider":"Just Great Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}