Sweep the Sun from the Rooftops

Description

Hanan al-Shaykh sweeps the sun from the rooftops after gathering the news revealed by its light beneath them… people, stones, and stories that intertwine, revealing a remarkable human transparency that shines through Hanan al-Shaykh’s words, through her lines that ripple like a recording, where you hear the sounds and travel with them to the furthest reaches of imagination, to see them unfold before your eyes like a vibrant world. You become one with Safia on the bus, on her way to her imprisoned husband, carrying strawberries, seeds of hope… and with Nazik, and with Shadia, and with the songbird… You delve into the stories to store feelings of pain and hope, and the dream and imagination of an endless life.