Above Us the Milky Way
Fowzia Karimi
Above Us the Milky Way is a story about war, immigration, and the remarkable human capacity to create beauty out of horror. As a young family attempts to reconstruct their lives in a new and peaceful country, they are daily drawn back to the first land through remembrance and longing, by news of the continued suffering and loss of loved ones, and by the war dead, who have immigrated and reside with them, haunting their days and illuminating the small joys and wonders offered them by the new land.
The novel's structure is built around the alphabet, twenty-six pieces written in the first person that sketch a through-line of memory for the lives of the five daughters, mother, and father. Ghost stories and fairytales are woven with old family photographs and medieval-style watercolor illuminations to create an origin story of loss and remembrance.
Narrated by the author.
Author - Fowzia Karimi.
Narrator - Fowzia Karimi.
Published Date - Wednesday, 03 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Description:
Above Us the Milky Way is a story about war, immigration, and the remarkable human capacity to create beauty out of horror. As a young family attempts to reconstruct their lives in a new and peaceful country, they are daily drawn back to the first land through remembrance and longing, by news of the continued suffering and loss of loved ones, and by the war dead, who have immigrated and reside with them, haunting their days and illuminating the small joys and wonders offered them by the new land. The novel's structure is built around the alphabet, twenty-six pieces written in the first person that sketch a through-line of memory for the lives of the five daughters, mother, and father. Ghost stories and fairytales are woven with old family photographs and medieval-style watercolor illuminations to create an origin story of loss and remembrance. Narrated by the author. Author - Fowzia Karimi. Narrator - Fowzia Karimi. Published Date - Wednesday, 03 January 2024.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:11
Chapter 2
Duration:00:05:33
Chapter 3
Duration:00:05:52
Chapter 4
Duration:00:11:36
Chapter 5
Duration:00:44:38
Chapter 6
Duration:00:45:53
Chapter 7
Duration:00:32:35
Chapter 8
Duration:00:22:28
Chapter 9
Duration:00:35:44
Chapter 10
Duration:00:52:11
Chapter 11
Duration:00:55:51
Chapter 12
Duration:00:22:41
Chapter 13
Duration:00:32:02
Chapter 14
Duration:00:20:41
Chapter 15
Duration:00:02:38
Chapter 16
Duration:00:16:40
Chapter 17
Duration:00:16:55
Chapter 18
Duration:00:17:23
Chapter 19
Duration:00:21:50
Chapter 20
Duration:00:19:53
Chapter 21
Duration:00:39:07
Chapter 22
Duration:00:15:35
Chapter 23
Duration:00:22:56
Chapter 24
Duration:00:29:36
Chapter 25
Duration:00:36:42
Chapter 26
Duration:00:17:39
Chapter 27
Duration:00:23:24
Chapter 28
Duration:00:23:19
Chapter 29
Duration:00:00:33
Chapter 30
Duration:00:01:10
Chapter 31
Duration:00:02:28