On the Greenwich line / Shady Lewis ; translated by Katharine Halls.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Shady, 1978- author.

Contributor:

Halls, Katharine, translator.

Standardized Title:

Alâ khat Greenwich. English

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Syria--Fiction.

Refugees.

Syrians--England--London--Fiction.

Syrians.

Fiction--21st century.

Fiction.

Genre:

Arabic fiction -- Translations into English.

Social problem fiction.

Physical Description:

171 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Bath : Peirene Press Ltd, 2024.

Summary:

"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 his 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. On the Greenwich Line traces the absurdities of racism, austerity, and bureaucracy in contemporary England. This is a story about systemic failure and personal courage, and about London and its many lost souls, told with wisdom, humour and profound humanity."--Publisher.

Notes:

First published in Arabic as "Alâ khat Greenwich" in 2019.

Translated from Arabic.

ISBN:

9781908670953

1908670959

OCLC:

1456117476

Publisher Number:

90104233406