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Seam Poems by Tarfia Faizullah (Record no. 10162)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780809333257
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 811.6
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Faizullah, Tarfia
9 (RLIN) 388567
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Seam Poems by Tarfia Faizullah
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. US;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Southern Illinois University Press;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2014
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 80 Pages;
Other physical details Paperback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The poems in this captivating collection weave beauty with violence, the personal with the historic as they recount the harrowing experiences of the two hundred thousand female victims of rape and torture at the hands of the Pakistani army during the 1971 Liberation War. As the child of Bangladeshi immigrants, the poet in turn explores her own losses, as well as the complexities of bearing witness to the atrocities these war heroines endured. Throughout the volume, the narrator endeavours to bridge generational and cultural gaps even as the victims recount the horror of grief and personal loss. As we read, we discover the profound yet fragile seam that unites the fields, rivers, and prisons of the 1971 war with the poet's modern-day hotel, or the tragic death of a loved one with the holocaust of a nation. Moving from West Texas to Dubai, from Virginia to remote villages in Bangladesh and back again, the narrator calls on the legacies of Willa Cather, César Vallejo, Tomas Tranströmer, and Paul Celan to give voice to the voiceless. Fierce yet loving, devastating and magical at once, Seam is a testament to the lingering potency of memory and the bravery of a nation's victims.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Non-Fiction, Poetry & Drama
9 (RLIN) 388568
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Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type Public note Source of classification or shelving scheme
Withdrawn       Karachi Karachi Poetry and Drama 25/01/2017   811.6 PKLC022034 27/05/2018 25/01/2017 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17   Dewey Decimal Classification
Withdrawn       Lahore Lahore Poetry and Drama 04/01/2017   811.6 PKLC022005 04/01/2017 04/01/2017 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 For Sale