ScorchedTwin children Jeanne and Simon want to solve the mystery of their origins. In retracing the bitter history of their mother, who is about to die, other characters come into the story--witnesses or key players able to assist in the investigation. Carried aloft by poetic language, the inquiry pursued by Jeanne and Simon unfolds in a dreamlike atmosphere. |
Common terms and phrases
ABDESSAMAD Abou Tarek Aleph alive ALPHONSE LEBEL Annick Bergeron ANTOINE belly birth brother camps cell CHAMSEDDINE child clown nose crying daughter dead Elhame Elizabeth Taylor engrave envelope everything feels better face Fahim father find my son forget Fuck give going grandmother graph theory hear Incendies jackhammers JANINE and SIMON JANITOR Jannaane JIHANE Kfar Rayat prison kill last wishes leave letter Linda Gaboriau Listen looking MALAK mean militiaman mother mother's silence NAWAL 19 NAWAL age Nawal Marwan NAZIRA never Nihad Harmanni Number 72 orphanage pails of water polygon promise RALPH raped refugees SAWDA screaming shit shoot simple polygon Sîn sister song speak stop talking sure tell Théâtre There's thing three pails told torturer twin village visibility graph voice Wahab Wajdi Mouawad Walkman white trees stand woman who sings word write Xiao Feng