On the Greenwich Line - Couverture souple

Lewis, Shady

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908670959 ISBN 13 : 9781908670953

Editeur : Peirene Press Ltd, 2025

Synopsis

In a run-down East London housing office, migrants and frustrated local government employees cross paths and try to work out what the latest policy means for them. As a favour to a friend, one man finds himself roped into organizing the funeral of Ghiyath, a young Syrian refugee. It is not until his life collides with Ghiyath's death that he realises just how much he has in common with those who've fallen through the cracks. Told with a wry cynicism and deadpan wit, On the Greenwich Line traces the absurdities of racism, austerity, and bureaucracy in contemporary England. This is a story about systemic failure and human courage, and about London and its many lost souls, full of insight, humour and profound humanity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Shady Lewis, born 1978, is an Egyptian novelist and journalist whose writing centres on cultural and political intersections within and beyond the Arab world. He lives in London, where he has spent many years employed by the National Health Service and local authority housing departments, working with homeless people and patients with complex needs. He has published three novels to date-The Lord's Ways (2018), On The Greenwich Line (2019), and A Brief History of Genesis and Eastern Cairo (2021)-each of which engage with the social history of Coptic Christians and trajectories of migration from Egypt to the West. On The Greenwich Line has been translated into German and French, and is forthcoming in English from Peirene Press in 2025. The French translation was shortlisted for the Prix de la litte rature arabe 2023.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peirene Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908670959
• ISBN 13: 9781908670953
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
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• Personne responsable: non disponible