The Swamp (novel)

The Swamp is a novel by the Syrian novelist, Hanna Mina, and it was published in 1977.[1]

It is the second book in the three-part memoir by the Syrian author, Hanna Mina.[2]

Plot

The novel takes place in the Sanjak of Alexandretta, 'Saz' in Turkish, meaning 'Swamp,' during the Second World War. The French Mandate had, "in collusion with other countries" - in Mina's words, decided to hand the Sanjak to Turkey. These events coincided with a severe economic crisis known as "Al-Kariza," which forced people to take harsh measures to secure their lives, including collecting insects.

Consequently and due to eating raw snails and the insufficiency of other food, the neighborhood was hit with a mysterious illness, the municipality imposed quarantine on the infected individuals, out of fear of the disease being Cholera. Quarantining people, alongside the hunger and illness, did not have positive outcomes; hence, suicide spread.[3]

References
  1. Mina, Hanna (1977). Al-Mustanqa' (The Swamp). Dar Al-Adaab.
  2. "Al-Mustanqa' (The Swamp)". Goodreads. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018.
  3. "Al-Mustanqaa' (The Swamp) by Hanna Mina". Enab Baladi. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019.
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