Breaking Knees
Sixty-three Very Short Stories from Syria
First published in Great Britain in 2016 by
Periscope
An imprint of Garnet Publishing Limited
8 Southern Court, South Street
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Copyright © Zakaria Tamer, 2008
Translation copyright © Ibrahim Muhawi, 2008
The right of Zakaria Tamer to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
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ISBN 9781902932460
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
This book has been typeset using Periscope UK,
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Typeset by Samantha Barden
Jacket design by James Nunn: www.jamesnunn.co.uk
Printed and bound in Lebanon by International Press: interpress@int-press.com