Publisher's Synopsis
A specially-commissioned anthology to commemorate English PEN’s centenary, and their work advocating for human rights and writers at risk.
The history of walls – as a way to keep people in or out – is also the history of people managing to get around, over and under them. From the Berlin Wall to the U.S.-Mexico border, the short stories in this collection take place across thousands of miles of fences and barriers, and explore the impact of dividing lines on people’s lives, as well as their communities.
In an era in which more walls are being built than are being brought down, All Walls Collapse brings together writing from across national and linguistic borders, and reflects upon our relationship to walls, both real and metaphorical.
New fiction from 12 acclaimed international authors, including New York Times-bestselling author Kyung-Sook Shin, and Booker International shortlisted authors Geetanjali Shree and Paulo Scott.
PALESTINE: West Bank Barrier Wall – Maya Abu Al-Hayat, translated from Arabic by Yasmine Seale
MEXICO: Mexico-US Border Wall – Juan Pablo Villalobos, translated from Spanish by Rosalind Harvey
CENTRAL ASIA: Uyghur Interment Camp – Muyesser Abdul'ehed Hendan, translated from Uyghur by Munawwar Abdulla
CYPRUS: The Green Line – Constantia Soteriou, translated from Greek by Lina Protopapa
KOREA: DMZ Wall – Kyung-Sook Shin, translated from Korean by Anton Hur
HUNGARY: Hungary Border Barrier – Krisztina Tóth, translated from Hungarian by Peter Sherwood
WESTERN SAHARA: Western Sahara Wall – Zahra el Hasnaui, translated from Spanish by Dorothy Odartey-Wellington
MYANMAR: Cox’s Bazar – Rezuwan Khan, translated from Rohingya by Hla Hla Win
INDIA: India-Pakistan Border – Geetanjali Shree, translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell
GERMANY: Berlin Wall – Larissa Boehning, translated from German by Lyn Marven
MIDDLE EAST: Fortress Europe – Hassan Blasim, translated from Arabic by Jonathan Wright
BRAZIL: Rio's ‘Wall of Shame’ – Paulo Scott, translated from Portuguese by Daniel Hahn
