Another postman from Scarmita, but this time he was found in Nicaragua; To be a witness to the last weeks that paved the way for the fall of “Somutha,” the last dictator of Nicaragua. In those decisive moments, the residents of the city of Leon are divided between a majority supportive of the rebels led by Augusto Cesar Sandino, and a minority loyal to the regime and its soldiers. Among them, Scarmita creates a special magical world. The postman decides Letters carrying news of death are better not to arrive, and the oldest woman in the city pretends to be an old widow. To cover up her political activity, the beautiful Vicki shouts in the face of the military, and with them we see the priest, the barber, and others, inventing their own “Trojan horse” to make the rebellion successful and take control of the city.
Through a text that has multiple rhythms and narrative styles, and is full of metaphors, Scarmetta shows how a single event can differ in its impact and meaning depending on the angle from which it is viewed. For some, loss and defeat become a victory and an unforgettable moment for others.
In this work, Scarmeta carries the concerns of Nicaragua; Because for him, the struggle against dictatorships is the same regardless of place.
After losing hope of proving the existence of the Sumakiat Library, which disappeared under mysterious circumstances in the early 1960s, one of her books appears almost out of nowhere, more than twenty kilometers away from its location and disappearance: the complete book “Al-Shawqiyyat,” and on its inner page is written “Sammaqiyat Library.” ", and a serial number was entered.
This book revives Tawfiq Al-Khadra's hope in proving the existence of the library, which has actually become an imaginary library that never existed, because everyone denied its existence in the first place. He searches for the rest of the books, traces how they reached the people he found them with, and little by little the facts of what happened on that distant day in which the library disappeared and Faris Abu Lawz was killed are revealed to him.
"My gift for your birthday":
Christmas comes and our children are getting older, more mature, and more demanding. On this occasion, in particular, many mothers and fathers are confused about choosing the type of gift, its size, and its value. They often resort to buying “ordinary” gifts that may not live up to the highest meaning of the gift, which is to communicate to the child how important he is in our lives and how much we care about him.
Christmas has arrived, and here the hero of the story is wondering about the most precious gift he can give to his child, and here he is wondering in a beautiful monologue about the most precious gift that can be given to his child... so he begins to include a list of gifts that he considers to be the most expensive, between the possible and the impossible, the strangest and the most beautiful... to conclude that the best gift that can be given It is within his reach, as it is within the reach of every mother or father, and it is time.
A text that teaches the child as well as the parents that the value of the gift is not in money, but in the amount of time and love in which we share our daily interests between laughter, play, and seriousness..
Illustrator: Artist Amir Alaei - Iran - works for magazines and specialized publishing houses and is a painter and graphic designer.
