{"product_id":"seam-9780809333257","title":"Seam","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the volume, the narrator endeavors 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving from West Texas to Dubai, from Virginia to remote villages in Bangladesh and back again, the narrator calls on the legacies of Willa Cather, C sar Vallejo, Tomas Transtr mer, and Paul Celan to give voice to the voiceless. Fierce yet loving, devastating and magical at once, \u003ci\u003eSeam\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the lingering potency of memory and the bravery of a nation's victims. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner, Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award, 2014 \u003cbr\u003e Winner, Binghamton University Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award, 2015 \u003cbr\u003e Winner, Drake University Emerging Writers Award, 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarfia Faizullah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Crab Orchard Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.11w x 0.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809333257","brand":"Southern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713281200265,"sku":"9780809333257","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_68638b3f-915e-42bb-9e54-23055b443776.jpg?v=1719607989","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/seam-9780809333257","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}