The Teeth of the Comb and Other Stories
( Arabic - Sinan almusht ( سنان المشط ) - n/a )
collection by Osama Alomar
translated by C. J. Collins and author
Published: New Directions - trade paperback - 2017
ISBN: 0811226077 / 9780811226073
New Directions - e-book - 2017
eISBN: 0811225836 / 9780811225830
contents:
Journey of Life
Bitter Cold
The Knife
Freedom of Expression
Swamp
Compression
On Top of the Pyramid
Don't Give Up the Fight
The Sold Nations
The Diamond and the Coal ( aka Limas w fahm ( لماس و فحم ) 2001 )
Psychological Barrier ( aka Alhajiz alnafsiu ( الحاجز النفسي ) 2001 )
Descender!
Closing the Blinds
Insults
Bag of the Nation
They Stick Out Their Tongues at Me!
Bowed Heads
The Beauty of Youth
Love Letter
A Taste
The Smells
Nests
Quicksand
The Feather and the Wind
Black Holes
Free Elections
Warm and Cold
Humility and Arrogance
Circumstances
The Emerald
The Light of Hope
Insult
The Waist and the Mind
The Earthquake
The Dream
War
Vision
Emptying Out Sorrows
The Strongest
Ants
The Door
The God of Virtues
The Search
The Temple
The Star Messenger
Purity
An Unusual Gathering
Suspect Seeds
Mutiny ( aka Harakat tamarud ( حركة تمرد ) 2005 )
The Garlic and the Flower ( aka Althawm w alzuhra ( الثوم و الزهرة ) 2001 )
O Nothing ( aka 'ayuha alnakara ( أيها النكرة ) 2001 )
Lightning and Thunder
Leaning on a Bone
The Price of Perfume
No Breathing
The Big Truck
The Blazing Planet
A Moment of Dignity ( aka Lahzatan karama ( لحظة كرامة ) 2001 )
Meeting ( aka Litamae ( لتماع ) 2001 )
Partial Paralysis
Rectangular Table ( aka Altaawilat almustadira ( الطاولة المستديرة ) 2002 )
A Handkerchief of Freedom
Struggle of Opposites
Tears Without a Flame
Soul Ash
Question Mark
Whoever Is Happy
Wolves and Sheep
The Shadow
Never Been Touched
The Sword and the Snakes
Handicap
Bleeding ( aka Nazif ( نزيف ) 2005 )
The Greatest Mountain
The Fingers of Dynamite
Journey to Me
Barbed Wire ( aka 'aslak shayika ( أسلاك شائكة ) 2004 )
The Boot
Man
The Whirlwind and the Stream
The Shining Idea
Horses
Thread of Light
The Kinds of Flowers
Convoy
The Swamp and the Stream ( aka Nuhul ( نحول ) 2005 )
Darkness of Man
Hospitality
Hell Between Two Heavens
The Pearl of the Moment
The Dark Side
Flag of Surrender r ( aka Rayat aistislam ( راية استسلام ) 2003 )
Arrest
The Name
The Fingernail
The Dairy Woman
Fate
Why Don't Women Lay Eggs?
Man and the Law of Nature
Who Deserves a Muzzle?
Zebra Running on Two Legs
Who Leads Whom
The Harshness of the Sun
Who's the Best?
They Don't Know How to Bark
Greatest Creatures
Arrogance
Get On Before Me? ( aka Asead qabli ( اصعد قبلي ) 2001 )
A Bomb in the Traditions ( aka Qunbulat dakhil altaqalid ( قنبلة داخل التقاليد ) 2001 )
Embrace
Lost Opportunities
The Faithful Friend
From the Depths of the Future
Peace Agreement
Flowers of Different Classes
The Flag and the Fire
Journey
Insult
Human Malice
Trying to Pass
Bone Separation
When the Sparrow Was Imprisoned ( aka Eindama sujin aleusfur ( عندما سجن العصفور ) 2003 )
Stones
The Light and the Pupil
A Bag of Poverty
Giant Flute
Closed Society
A Weak Point
Do Not Forget the Poor
Employee's Paycheck
The Stake ( aka Khazuq ( خازوق ) 2001)
The Cage
The Souls of Flowers
Respect
Hooray ( aka Yahya aleadl ( يحيا العدل ) 2003 )
Why Do They Hit Us Against One Another? ( aka Limadha yadribunana bibaed ( لماذا يضربوننا ببعضنا ) 2001)
The Flowery Day ( aka Zhrt al'ayaam ( زهرةُ الأيام ) 2001)
The Beautiful Face
The Hedgehog and the Snake
Strength
The Head of Hair and the Guillotine
Interior Renovation
Between the Donkey and the Horse
Tree
Homeless Buildings
Fuel
Human Destiny
Kicks
The Beast
The Forbidden Doll
The Dog and the Nation
The Veil
Marriage
Two Cars
The Broken Diamond
Honeyed Words
Evil Twins
The Sorrows of the Empty Pen
Enemies
The Ship
The Teeth of the Comb ( aka Asnan almusht ( أسنان المشط ) 2001)
We Won't Surrender
( Arabic - Sinan almusht ( سنان المشط ) - n/a )
collection by Osama Alomar
translated by C. J. Collins and author
Published: New Directions - trade paperback - 2017
ISBN: 0811226077 / 9780811226073
New Directions - e-book - 2017
eISBN: 0811225836 / 9780811225830
contents:
Journey of Life
Bitter Cold
The Knife
Freedom of Expression
Swamp
Compression
On Top of the Pyramid
Don't Give Up the Fight
The Sold Nations
The Diamond and the Coal ( aka Limas w fahm ( لماس و فحم ) 2001 )
Psychological Barrier ( aka Alhajiz alnafsiu ( الحاجز النفسي ) 2001 )
Descender!
Closing the Blinds
Insults
Bag of the Nation
They Stick Out Their Tongues at Me!
Bowed Heads
The Beauty of Youth
Love Letter
A Taste
The Smells
Nests
Quicksand
The Feather and the Wind
Black Holes
Free Elections
Warm and Cold
Humility and Arrogance
Circumstances
The Emerald
The Light of Hope
Insult
The Waist and the Mind
The Earthquake
The Dream
War
Vision
Emptying Out Sorrows
The Strongest
Ants
The Door
The God of Virtues
The Search
The Temple
The Star Messenger
Purity
An Unusual Gathering
Suspect Seeds
Mutiny ( aka Harakat tamarud ( حركة تمرد ) 2005 )
The Garlic and the Flower ( aka Althawm w alzuhra ( الثوم و الزهرة ) 2001 )
O Nothing ( aka 'ayuha alnakara ( أيها النكرة ) 2001 )
Lightning and Thunder
Leaning on a Bone
The Price of Perfume
No Breathing
The Big Truck
The Blazing Planet
A Moment of Dignity ( aka Lahzatan karama ( لحظة كرامة ) 2001 )
Meeting ( aka Litamae ( لتماع ) 2001 )
Partial Paralysis
Rectangular Table ( aka Altaawilat almustadira ( الطاولة المستديرة ) 2002 )
A Handkerchief of Freedom
Struggle of Opposites
Tears Without a Flame
Soul Ash
Question Mark
Whoever Is Happy
Wolves and Sheep
The Shadow
Never Been Touched
The Sword and the Snakes
Handicap
Bleeding ( aka Nazif ( نزيف ) 2005 )
The Greatest Mountain
The Fingers of Dynamite
Journey to Me
Barbed Wire ( aka 'aslak shayika ( أسلاك شائكة ) 2004 )
The Boot
Man
The Whirlwind and the Stream
The Shining Idea
Horses
Thread of Light
The Kinds of Flowers
Convoy
The Swamp and the Stream ( aka Nuhul ( نحول ) 2005 )
Darkness of Man
Hospitality
Hell Between Two Heavens
The Pearl of the Moment
The Dark Side
Flag of Surrender r ( aka Rayat aistislam ( راية استسلام ) 2003 )
Arrest
The Name
The Fingernail
The Dairy Woman
Fate
Why Don't Women Lay Eggs?
Man and the Law of Nature
Who Deserves a Muzzle?
Zebra Running on Two Legs
Who Leads Whom
The Harshness of the Sun
Who's the Best?
They Don't Know How to Bark
Greatest Creatures
Arrogance
Get On Before Me? ( aka Asead qabli ( اصعد قبلي ) 2001 )
A Bomb in the Traditions ( aka Qunbulat dakhil altaqalid ( قنبلة داخل التقاليد ) 2001 )
Embrace
Lost Opportunities
The Faithful Friend
From the Depths of the Future
Peace Agreement
Flowers of Different Classes
The Flag and the Fire
Journey
Insult
Human Malice
Trying to Pass
Bone Separation
When the Sparrow Was Imprisoned ( aka Eindama sujin aleusfur ( عندما سجن العصفور ) 2003 )
Stones
The Light and the Pupil
A Bag of Poverty
Giant Flute
Closed Society
A Weak Point
Do Not Forget the Poor
Employee's Paycheck
The Stake ( aka Khazuq ( خازوق ) 2001)
The Cage
The Souls of Flowers
Respect
Hooray ( aka Yahya aleadl ( يحيا العدل ) 2003 )
Why Do They Hit Us Against One Another? ( aka Limadha yadribunana bibaed ( لماذا يضربوننا ببعضنا ) 2001)
The Flowery Day ( aka Zhrt al'ayaam ( زهرةُ الأيام ) 2001)
The Beautiful Face
The Hedgehog and the Snake
Strength
The Head of Hair and the Guillotine
Interior Renovation
Between the Donkey and the Horse
Tree
Homeless Buildings
Fuel
Human Destiny
Kicks
The Beast
The Forbidden Doll
The Dog and the Nation
The Veil
Marriage
Two Cars
The Broken Diamond
Honeyed Words
Evil Twins
The Sorrows of the Empty Pen
Enemies
The Ship
The Teeth of the Comb ( aka Asnan almusht ( أسنان المشط ) 2001)
We Won't Surrender