num_pages: 288
description: The Clothesline Swing is a journey through the troublesome aftermath of the Arab Spring. A former Syrian refugee himself Ramadan unveils an enthralling tale of courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria the valleys of Lebanon the encircling seas of Turkey the heat of Egypt and finally the hope of a new home in Canada.Inspired by One Thousand and One Nights The Clothesline Swing tells the epic story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is a Hakawati a storyteller keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he weaves stories of his childhood in Damascus of the cruelty he has endured for his sexuality of leaving home of war of his fated meeting with his lover. Meanwhile Death himself in his dark cloak shares the house with the two men eavesdropping on their secrets as he awaits their final undoing.
language: English
title: The Clothesline Swing
publisher: Nightwood Editions