Samah Sabawi (56 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. If only our bodies were bulletproof If only our boats were made of steel If only our dreams were real. Gaza, 2008. A Palestinian journalist writes poetry on the beach. A doctor must decide to stay or leave. Then come the missiles and the phosphorus showers.This is a furious and tender exploration of the fragility of freedom. The national collides with the personal as activism and reporting take to the stage. Tales of a City by the Sea uses poetry, tenderness and humour to explore the love between those who have choices, and those who do not. Language fails us when it comes to displacement and grief; yet Samah Sabawis language cracks grief open and remains present, like the sea.Tales of a City by the Sea was staged twice in 2014: at La Mama Theatre in Melbourne and at the Aida refugee camp in Palestine. Gaza, 2008. A Palestinian journalist writes poetry on the beach. A doctor must decide to stay or leave. Then come the missiles and the phosphorus showers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. across the sea that separates us from them life waits for us on the other side and I can't go there without you In an unnamed city at war, five young people count down the days before a boat leaves for Europe. Who will leave, who will stay, and what will their choices cost them? From the writer of the award-winning Tales of a City by the Sea.Winner of the Green Room Independent Theatre Award for Writing 2020Shortlisted for the NSW and Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2020'A drama dappled with humanity and humour amid the horrors of war [] The inextinguishable spirit of laughter, of the music of life in the face of desolation, is crucial to both the play's poignancy and appeal.'Sydney Morning Herald In an unnamed city at war, five young people count down the days before a boat leaves for Europe. Who will leave, who will stay, and what will their choices cost them? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. SHORTLISTED, 2025 Stella Prize.Shortlisted for THE AGE Book of the Year.Shortlisted for the NSW Literary Award for Non Fiction.'If there's a more important or timely book in 2024, I'm yet to come across it. Five big shiny stars.'GOOD READING MAGAZINE'Samah Sabawi has written a story of courage and struggle. Her generosity is such that above all she has gifted us a story of love of family and country.'TONY BIRCHThe story of a family over the past 100 years, starting in Palestine under British rule and ending in Redland Bay in Queensland.Samah Sabawi shares the story of her parents and many like them who were born as their parents were being forced to leave their homelands.Filled with love for land, history, peoples it is more than anything else a family story and a love story told with enormous humanity and feeling. How the son (one of six), born at the height of the displacements to a disabled father and illiterate mother, a believer in peaceful resistance, became a leading poet and writer in Palestine, before being forced, with his own young family in tow, to flee and start a new life in Australia.One of the gifts of Samah Sabawi's Baba is to remain open-hearted and optimistic. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Novum Pro, 2016. Octavo. Paperback. Signed and inscribed on title page. Book is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

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Paperback. Samah Sabawi, Penguin Random House Australia. SHORTLISTED, 2025 Stella Prize. Shortlisted for THE AGE Book of the Year. Shortlisted for the NSW Literary Award for Non Fiction. 'If there's a more important or timely book in 2024, I'm yet to come across it. Five big shiny stars.' GOOD READING MAGAZINE 'Samah Sabawi has written a story of courage and struggle. Her generosity is such that above all she has gifted us a story of love of family and country.' TONY BIRCH The story of a family over the past 100 years, starting in Palestine under British rule and ending in Redland Bay in Queensland. Samah Sabawi shares the story of her parents and many like them who were born as their parents were being forced to leave their homelands. Filled with love for land, history, peoples it is more than anything else a family story and a love story told with enormous humanity and feeling. How the son (one of six), born at the height of the displacements to a disabled father and illiterate mother, a believer in peaceful resistance, became a leading poet and writer in Palestine, before being forced, with his own young family in tow, to flee and start a new life in Australia. One of the gifts of Samah Sabawi's Baba is to remain open-hearted and optimistic. Paperback.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. SHORTLISTED, 2025 Stella Prize.Shortlisted for THE AGE Book of the Year.Shortlisted for the NSW Literary Award for Non Fiction.'If there's a more important or timely book in 2024, I'm yet to come across it. Five big shiny stars.'GOOD READING MAGAZINE'Samah Sabawi has written a story of courage and struggle. Her generosity is such that above all she has gifted us a story of love of family and country.'TONY BIRCHThe story of a family over the past 100 years, starting in Palestine under British rule and ending in Redland Bay in Queensland.Samah Sabawi shares the story of her parents and many like them who were born as their parents were being forced to leave their homelands.Filled with love for land, history, peoples it is more than anything else a family story and a love story told with enormous humanity and feeling. How the son (one of six), born at the height of the displacements to a disabled father and illiterate mother, a believer in peaceful resistance, became a leading poet and writer in Palestine, before being forced, with his own young family in tow, to flee and start a new life in Australia.One of the gifts of Samah Sabawi's Baba is to remain open-hearted and optimistic. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…