{"product_id":"fairoz-paperback","title":"Fairoz - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMoniza Alvi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFairoz \u003c\/i\u003eis a book-length poetry sequence in which Moniza Alvi explores an imagined teenage girl's susceptibility to extremism. \u003c\/b\u003eThe book's fragmented, collaging narrative draws together fairytale elements, glimpses of Fairoz's thoughts, and pieces of dialogue. A folkloric representation of God and the devil acts as a wry counterpoint, touching on questions of morality. \u003ci\u003eFairoz\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful portrayal of human vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoniza Alvi \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Pakistan and grew up in Hertfordshire. After working for many years as a secondary school teacher in London, she is now a freelance writer and tutor, and lives in Wymondham, Norfolk. All her poetry is published by Bloodaxe. Her most recent titles are \u003ci\u003eFairoz\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eBlackbird, Bye Bye\u003c\/i\u003e (2018); her book-length poem, \u003ci\u003eAt the Time of Partition\u003c\/i\u003e (2013); \u003ci\u003eHomesick for the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, her versions of the French poet Jules Supervielle (2011); \u003ci\u003eEuropa\u003c\/i\u003e (2008); and \u003ci\u003eSplit World: Poems 1990-2005\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), which includes poems from her five previous collections, \u003ci\u003eThe Country at My Shoulder \u003c\/i\u003e(1993), \u003ci\u003eA Bowl of Warm Air \u003c\/i\u003e(1996), \u003ci\u003eCarrying My Wife\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eSouls\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eHow the Stone Found Its Voice \u003c\/i\u003e(2005). \u003ci\u003eThe Country at My Shoulder\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot and Whitbread poetry prizes, and \u003ci\u003eCarrying My Wife\u003c\/i\u003e was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. \u003ci\u003eEuropa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAt the Time of Partition\u003c\/i\u003e were selected as Poetry Book Society Choices in 2008 and 2013 respectively and both were shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize. Moniza Alvi received a Cholmondeley Award in 2002. A collection of her poems was published in Italy by Donzelli Editore in their Poesia series in 2014, \u003ci\u003eUn mondo diviso\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Paola Splendore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692337532991,"sku":"9781780376004","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/660e896feac3f872f688be9c7b9d14e2.webp?v=1764995125","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fairoz-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}