{"product_id":"the-seers-9781566897211","title":"The Seers","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith echoes of Zora Neale Hurston and Clarice Lispector, Sulaiman Addonia turns from the broader immigration narrative of land and nations to look closely at the erotic and intimate lives of asylum seekers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet around a foster home in Kilburn and in the squares of Bloomsbury where its protagonist Hannah sleeps, \u003ci\u003eThe Seers\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the first weeks of a young Eritrean refugee in London. As Hannah grapples with her own agency in a strange country, her sexual encounters become an unapologetic expression of self--a defiant cry against the endless bureaucracy of immigration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a single, gripping, continuous paragraph, \u003ci\u003eThe Seers\u003c\/i\u003e moves between past and present to paint a surreal and sensual portrait of a life being burned up in search of refuge. For Hannah, caught between worlds in the UK asylum system, the West is both savior and abuser, seeking always to shape her, but never succeeding in suppressing her voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566897211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.43w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sulaiman Addonia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45131022729397,"sku":"9781566897211","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ff0c8097-335f-4562-9903-0f1d6e31df6d.jpg?v=1740460335","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-seers-9781566897211","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}