Children of Fire
Kurdish Female Fighters and the Struggle for Woman, Life, Freedom
$27.00
- Paperback
180 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
In 2018, Shahrzad Arshadi and Anna Chatterton travelled to the Qandil Mountains of Kurdistan, where they were hosted by a group of Kurdish female freedom fighters. After living with and gathering accounts of these extraordinary women, they returned home to create a searing piece of theatre that not only amplifies their voices but also deftly examines privilege, feminism, and the nature of courage. With contributions from the authors and the resistance fighters, Children of Fire is a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781771669788 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1771669780 |
| Author: | Shahrzad Arshadi, Anna Chatterton |
| Publisher: | Book*hug |
| Imprint: | Book*hug |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 180 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 152mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“Blending drama, first-person accounts, personal essays, images, and lyrical prose, Children of Fire is like nothing you’ve ever read before, a boundary-defying, genre-bending work that tells the extraordinary stories of Kurdish female freedom fighters and their fight for liberation….This is an astonishing tale of resilience, courage, and determination. To read this book is to be transformed; it will leave you enriched, inspired, and deeply moved to action.” –Ayelet Tsabari, author of Songs for the Brokenhearted
“Children of Fire captures the emotional and ideological breadth of Kurdish women’s revolutionary dreams and lives, transcending their geographic and political struggles to touch on universal themes of freedom, justice, hope, solidarity, and human dignity. The book unflinchingly critiques global power dynamics while challenging the passive consumption of these stories as mere spectators, and instead issues a direct call to action.” –Shahrzad Mojab, editor of Kurdish Women Through History, Culture, and Politics
“Children of Fire is a rare and urgent document of Kurdish women standing at the front lines of resistance. Through their powerful testimonies, the book reveals a struggle for freedom and gender equality that is as intimate as it is transformative.” –Soheil Parsa, award-winning theatre director
Shahrzad Arshadi
SHAHRZAD ARSHADI is a Canadian-Iranian multidisciplinary artist who works in various fields, including photography, documentary film, playwriting, and performance. Since 2022, she has co-produced and co-hosted the Future Is Now podcast, and her plays and performances include It Is Only Sound That Remains (2011), Come Wash With Us: Seeking Home in Story (2015), and Forbidden Voices (2018). She has received multiple awards for her work, including Nightwood Theatre’s Louise Garfield Award, Concordia University’s Little Prize, and a Woman of Distinction Inspiration Award. Arshadi is based in Tiohti:ke (Montreal).
ANNA CHATTERTON is a writer, theatre artist, and librettist. A two-time finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, her published plays include Within the Glass, Gertrude and Alice (co-written with Evalyn Parry), Cowgirl Up and Quiver, which was nominated for a Hamilton Literary Award. She is the winner of a City of Hamilton Arts Award and a Toronto Theatre Critics Award, and her collaborative projects have been nominated for five Dora Mavor Moore Awards, and a JUNO Award. Originally from British Columbia, she now lives in Hamilton, Ontario.
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