That other war, in Syria, now seems distant and almost forgotten. The Liège writer and poet Antoine Wauters (1981) brings him back to you, closer than you would like. His novel in verse Mahmoud or the rising water was awarded two prizes last year. It is a modest but penetrating text, precisely because it is composed of strong, associative images.
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Penetrating novel in verse about the lust for power of dictators
