National anthem
By: Mohamed Hassan
Publisher: Dead Bird Books
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Auckland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 66
ISBN-13: 9780473541439
Description: National Anthem is a new poetry collection from award-winning journalist and writer Mohamed Hassan. It charts an intimate course through memories from his childhood and upbringing in Egypt, New Zealand, Turkey and elsewhere to untangle the intersecting traumas of migration, Islamophobia and grief and ask difficult questions about the essence of nationalism and belonging.
Notes: Ockham New Zealand Book Awards - Poetry Awards : Shortlist, 2021