Babylon, Albion by Dalia Al-Dujaili
In Babylon, Albion, Dalia Al-Dujaili explores the concept of belonging through nature, blending Arab and Islamic mythology with English pastoral traditions. She reflects on the lands heritage, from oak trees to date palms, offering a lyrical meditation on identity, land and the creatures we share it with.
‘An impassioned love letter … a lush, lyrical reminder that our cultural, ancestral and ecological roots are never static but are reaching and entwining across borders’ * Dazed *
'An essayistic meditation on what it means to be native to a land ... undergirded by rigorous research, personal wisdom and descriptive prose.' ★★★★ * The Skinny *
‘Through her lyrical prose, Dalia creates a work that feels both personal and universal, while raising important questions … striking.’ * The New Arab *
‘a genre-defying debut that blends memoir, mythology, ecological essay, cultural history, and folktale. It is a love letter to land, ancestry, and the in-between places where language, memory, and myth intersect ... a text that feels radical in its gentleness.’ * Savoir Flair *
'An essayistic meditation on what it means to be native to a land ... undergirded by rigorous research, personal wisdom and descriptive prose.' ★★★★ * The Skinny *
‘Through her lyrical prose, Dalia creates a work that feels both personal and universal, while raising important questions … striking.’ * The New Arab *
‘a genre-defying debut that blends memoir, mythology, ecological essay, cultural history, and folktale. It is a love letter to land, ancestry, and the in-between places where language, memory, and myth intersect ... a text that feels radical in its gentleness.’ * Savoir Flair *
Dalia Al-Dujaili is an Iraqi-British writer, editor and producer based in London. She tells stories from the SWANA region and diaspora and reports on community-led stories from the margins. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Huck, The New Arab among others. Dalia is the Digital Editor of AZEEMA Magazine and the founder of The Road to Nowhere magazine. She has worked with migrant charities including Paper Airplanes, Restless Beings, Counterpoints, Gaza Library, the IRC and The Migrant Rights Network. In 2023 she was the Producer of Refugee Week. Dalia holds a first-class degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849250719 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849250715 |
| Title | Babylon, Albion |
| Author | Dalia Al-Dujaili |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Saqi Books |
| Year published | 2025-05-08 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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