{"product_id":"ever-since-i-did-not-die-9781803094540","title":"Ever Since I Did Not Die","description":"\u003cb\u003eThrough seventeen powerful testimonies, Syrian-Palestinian poet Ramy Al-Asheq's \u003ci\u003eEver SInce I Did Not Die\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant autobiographical journey that vividly depicts what it means to live through war.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The texts gathered in \u003ci\u003eEver Since I Did Not Die\u003c\/i\u003e by Syrian-Palestinian poet Ramy Al-Asheq are a poignant record of a fateful journey. Having grown up in a refugee camp in Damascus, Al-Asheq was imprisoned and persecuted by the regime in 2011 during the Syrian Revolution. He was released from jail, only to be recaptured and imprisoned in Jordan. After escaping from prison, he spent two years in Jordan under a fake name and passport, during which he won a literary fellowship that allowed him to travel to Germany in 2014, where he now lives and writes in exile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through seventeen powerful testimonies, \u003ci\u003eEver Since I Did Not Die \u003c\/i\u003evividly depicts what it means to live through war. Exquisitely weaving the past with the present and fond memories with brutal realities, this volume celebrates resistance through words that refuse to surrender and continue to create beauty amidst destruction--one of the most potent ways to survive in the darkest of hours. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803094540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Ramy Al-Asheq","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273760239797,"sku":"9781803094540","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bc783e9e-3c6b-4e02-a94b-bd392d34d979.jpg?v=1718082399","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ever-since-i-did-not-die-9781803094540","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}