Description
Framed as a two-act poetic drama, this powerful collection unfolds in the occupied town of Vasenka, where the killing of a deaf boy prompts its citizens to reject sound and organize their resistance through sign language and puppetry. Amid soldiers, protests, clandestine acts of defiance, and the intimate lives of families and lovers, the poems explore how ordinary people confront political violence and collective silence. Blending love story, elegy, and allegory, the work examines complicity, courage, communication, and the fragile meaning of peace. Its lyrical, theatrical form and urgent moral vision transform a fictional republic into an unsettling reflection of our own world.
Available Editions
paperback
Faber & Faber, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2019
100 pages
ISBN: 9780571351435
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Details
First Published
2019
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky.