Chatti, Leila
Deluge
- ISBN 13:
- 9781556595899
- author:
- Chatti, Leila
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Copper Canyon Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 74
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 17.8 x 1 centimetres (0.1
- Genre:
- Poetry,Middle Eastern, Poetry,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Deluge by Leila Chatti explores the trauma of illness through innovative poetic form. Born of a Catholic mother and a Muslim father, Chatti's own experiences with bleeding and its aftermath are woven into this powerful collection. The poems in Deluge investigate the childhood roots of faith and desire alongside their present-day enactments, transmuting religious narratives to reveal the complexities of shame, illness, grief, and gender. Chatti's direct voice tackles themes that were previously kept hidden, using medical terminology and personal narrative to chronicle her journey from diagnosis to surgery and remission. Through its meticulous chronology, Deluge binds body to spirit, advocating for the salvation of both. This is a powerful piece of life-writing that blends religious imagery with the realities of illness and womanhood.
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