{"title":"Reading List: Palestinian Authors","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"minor-detail","title":"Minor Detail","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated by Elisabeth Jaquette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom a young Palestinian writer comes this compelling look at the Israel\/Palestine conflict, from both the perspective of an Israeli soldier in 1949 as well as that of a young Palestinian woman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI could no longer accept the marginalised, minor life to which we had been exiled since 1948, when our existence turned into a 'problem''.\u003cbr\u003e— Adania Shibli, from her essay 'Out of Time'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMinor Detail \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003erevolves around a brutal crime committed one year after the War of 1948, which Palestinians mourn as the Nakba, the catastrophe that led to the displacement, exile, and refugeedom of some 700,000 people, and which Israelis celebrate as the War of Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003eIn the Naqab\/Negev desert, Israeli soldiers capture and gang-rape a Palestinian girl in her teens. They kill her and bury her in the sand. Many years later, in the near-present day, a young woman in Ramallah reads about this 'minor detail' in a larger context, and becomes fascinated by it to the point of obsession. She embarks on a journey of discovery into the events surrounding that rape and murder — not only because of its gruesome nature but also because it happened to take place twenty-five years to the day before she was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003eShibli's compelling, intelligent prose is a form of resistance in itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adania Shibli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47864832786711,"sku":"9781922268693","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/9132\/8279\/products\/ADANIA_SHIBIL_minor_detail.jpg?v=1774157715"},{"product_id":"enter-ghost-by-isabella-hammad","title":"Enter Ghost","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA woman reeling from a disastrous love affair finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Different to anything else being written right now in English'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A pretty flawless writer'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter years away from her family's homeland, and reeling from a disastrous love affair, actress Sonia Nasir returns to Haifa to visit her older sister Haneen. While Haneen made a life here commuting to Tel Aviv to teach at the university, Sonia remained in London to focus on her acting career and now dissolute marriage. On her return, she finds her relationship to Palestine is fragile, both bone-deep and new.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Sonia meets the charismatic and candid Mariam, a local director, she joins a production of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the West Bank. Soon, Sonia is rehearsing Gertrude's lines in classical Arabic with a dedicated group of men who, in spite of competing egos and priorities, all want to bring Shakespeare to that side of the wall. As opening night draws closer and the warring intensifies, it becomes clear just how many obstacles stand before the troupe. Amidst it all, the life Sonia once knew starts to give way to the daunting, exhilarating possibility of finding a new self in her ancestral home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTimely, thoughtful, and passionate, Isabella Hammad's highly anticipated second novel is an exquisite story of the connection to be found in family and shared resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isabella Hammad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47864859820311,"sku":"9781529919998","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/9132\/8279\/files\/enter-ghost.jpg?v=1773722525"},{"product_id":"we-could-have-been-friends-my-father-and-i-by-raja-shehadeh","title":"We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of bestselling author and activist Raja. In this new and searingly personal memoir, Raja Shehadeh unpicks the snags and complexities of their relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eA vocal and fearless opponent, Aziz resists under the British mandatory period, then under Jordan, and, finally, under Israel. As a young man, Raja fails to recognise his father's courage and, in turn, his father does not appreciate Raja's own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. When Aziz is murdered in 1985, it changes Raja irrevocably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThis is not only the story of the battle against the various oppressors of the Palestinians, but a moving portrait of a particular father and son relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raja Shehadeh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48750921482519,"sku":"9781788169981","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/9132\/8279\/products\/9781788169974.jpg?v=1706705752"},{"product_id":"palestine-a-four-thousand-year-history","title":"Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting with the earliest references in Egyptian and Assyrian texts, Nur Masalha explores how Palestine and its Palestinian identity have evolved over thousands of years, from the Bronze Age to the present day. Drawing on a rich body of sources and the latest archaeological evidence, Masalha shows how Palestine's multicultural past has been distorted and mythologised by Biblical lore and the Israel–Palestinian conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the process, Masalha reveals that the concept of Palestine, contrary to accepted belief, is not a modern invention or one constructed in opposition to Israel, but rooted firmly in ancient past. 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