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Moving between places and periods, it engages in dialogue with works of cinema, television, and literature, and leaps between stories of sexual awakening and major events in global history\u2014all told through the eyes of the two protagonists: a sharp gaze of persistent otherness that challenges familiar narratives.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Translation and Editing Team: <strong>Raji Bathish and Dafna Rosenblit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Cover artwork: <strong>Alireza Shojaian<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Corps \u00e0 Corps<\/em> (2016)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamil lives in a luxurious apartment with his Parisian lover, enjoying a life of bourgeois comfort and indulgence. Yet he remains an immigrant without legal status, trapped in his otherness and in a life of dependence limited in duration. 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