The Stone Serpent. Barates of Palmyra's Elegy for Regina his Beloved, Paperback/Nouri Al-Jarrah

Syrian poet Nouri al-Jarrah brings to life an ancient story after a single line in Aramaic on a tombstone fired his imagination. His epic poem awakens two lovers, Barates, a Syrian from Palmyra, and Regina, the Celtic slave he freed and married, from where they have lain at rest beside Hadrian's Wall for eighteen centuries, and tells their tale. Publisher: Banipal Books Author(s): Nouri Al-Jarrah Illustration(s): 1 black and white illustration Translator: Catherine Cobham Number of pages: 112 Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 14 Cover type: Paperback / softback