Short Fiction by Ghassan al-Jibai: ‘Nails’
Author and dramatist Ghassan al-Jibai’s مسامير appeared in Arabic in Al-Araby al-Jadeed and on ArabLit in English translation in 2022, after the author’s death, in celebration of his ife and work. […]
Author and dramatist Ghassan al-Jibai’s مسامير appeared in Arabic in Al-Araby al-Jadeed and on ArabLit in English translation in 2022, after the author’s death, in celebration of his ife and work. […]
I had no access to poison, a rope, or any sharp objects. They confiscated any tool that would make death feasible. Had I owned pins, I wouldn’t have been satisfied with only pricking out my eyes in the manner of King Oedipus. They confiscated my tie, eyeglasses, belt, watch, and my wedding ring, and they placed me in a bare and cramped prison cell where it wasn’t even possible to smash my head against its walls.