May the Tigris Grieve for You

Rural Iraq, during the war against the so-called Islamic State. A pregnancy out of wedlock. The young woman knows her fate is sealed. In crystalline prose May the Tigris Grieve for You enters the minds of all protagonists, before and after death. Rural Iraq, during the war against the ''Islamic State''. A pregnancy out of wedlock seals a young girl''s fate. Before and after death, the voices of each family member rise and fall, between fragments of the legend of Gilgamesh and the mythical voice of the Tigris River, who has seen it all. Uncompromising yet compassionate, May the Tigris Grieve for You reaches into the heart of a society ruled by fathers and sons, a world in which life matters less than honour.

• | Author: Emilienne Malfatto, Lorna Scott Fox
• | Publisher: Les Fugitives
• | Publication Date: Apr 25, 2023
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781838490492
• | ISBN-10: 1838490493