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It-Togħma Morra taċ-Ċiċri

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It-Togħma Morra taċ-Ċiċri

“B’It-Togħma Morra taċ-Ċiċri, bl-irwejjaħ, il-mużika, u l-uċuħ mgħottija mill-maskri, Noah Fabri joħodna lura lejn l-ewwel sena tal-pandemija u jħallina maqbudin hemm, fit-toroq vojta u l-ħwienet magħluqin tal- Ħamrun, bl-irwejjaħ tal-ħwawar tal-ikel ħerġin mit-twieqi, imħalltin mat-thewdin dwar il-prekarjetà tax-xogħol, il-flus, il-ħbiberiji, ir-relazzjonijiet, l-identitajiet, iċ-ċittadinanza; dwar kif u min nistgħu nkunu ladarba jerġa’ jiftaħ kollox.”
— Loranne Vella

Eli u Leo jafu ’l xulxin mix-xena tal-mużika, jgħixu flimkien u jaħdmu flimkien. Matul ix-xitwa kwieta tal- pandemija, jinbtu l-ħbiberiji ta’ Eli ma’ Eiro, bniedem li jieħu ħafna ħsieb lil ta’ madwaru imma jixtieq lil xi ħadd biex jieħu ħsiebu, u Faye, pustiera u mużiċista-poeta li qed tieħu ħsieb lil ommha u ’n-neputija. Sadanittant, Leo tisma’ l-mużika, titħasseb fuq ħajjitha, u kuljum tħoss lil Eli ftit iktar ’il bogħod minnha. Imbagħad jasal is-sajf, u mat-toroq tal-Ħamrun u l-Marsa, u fil-bar ta’ Raħal Ġdid, jegħrqu u jwaħħlu l-emozzjonijiet kollha li ilhom ix-xhur lesti biex ifuru.

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Merlin Publishers
Novels
2025

Noah Fabri

Noah Fabri studied anthropology and writes prose, theatrical scripts and music as part of the Karmaġenn collective. Their interests include topics such as public spaces, walking and intimacy, all of which informed their novel It-Togħma Morra Taċ-Ċiċri (2024). The thinking behind all this was sparked by Fabri's involvement in various DIY artistic communities, where they got to learn about collaborative practices which in turn helped them create their own work. This includes the publications Dar Imħawra (2021) and Nanniet Laġenba (2024), with Martina Farrugia, along with experiments in visual and perfoming arts such as Inbigħu l‐Imqaret (2021), Huma Min Huma? (2021), Insalata (2023) and Ħaxix Ħażin (2024). Fabri also forms part of Geġwiġija, a community built around a small library.

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