The Fear of Breathing: Stories from the Syrian Revolution
Stories from the Syrian Revolution
Fiction & Literature, Drama, Nonfiction, Entertainment
| Author: | Ruth Sherlock, Paul Wood, Zoe Lafferty | ISBN: | 9781849435437 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books | Publication: | July 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ruth Sherlock, Paul Wood, Zoe Lafferty |
| ISBN: | 9781849435437 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books |
| Publication: | July 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books |
| Language: | English |
As thousands have been tortured, jailed, maimed or killed by the Syrian regime, The Fear of Breathing is not only a new play based entirely on verbatim reports from inside Syria itself, but is also a hard-hitting evocation of a life or death fight for freedom, experienced from the inside. To uncover these personal stories from the uprising, award-winning journalists Paul Wood and Ruth Sherlock, together with theatre director Zoe Lafferty, travelled into Syria covertly, circumventing the ban on journalists and restrictions on movement for all non-Syrians. They spoke to protesters as well as citizens who love President Bashar al-Assad and are terrified of a future without him.Featuring verbatim scenes, interviews, stories and film footage, The Fear of Breathing is a powerful and profoundly disturbing portrait of a revolution struggling to survive.
As thousands have been tortured, jailed, maimed or killed by the Syrian regime, The Fear of Breathing is not only a new play based entirely on verbatim reports from inside Syria itself, but is also a hard-hitting evocation of a life or death fight for freedom, experienced from the inside. To uncover these personal stories from the uprising, award-winning journalists Paul Wood and Ruth Sherlock, together with theatre director Zoe Lafferty, travelled into Syria covertly, circumventing the ban on journalists and restrictions on movement for all non-Syrians. They spoke to protesters as well as citizens who love President Bashar al-Assad and are terrified of a future without him.Featuring verbatim scenes, interviews, stories and film footage, The Fear of Breathing is a powerful and profoundly disturbing portrait of a revolution struggling to survive.
