English books from Palestine
Recommended English books written by authors from Palestine (31)
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If you speak English here are some English books from Palestine for the next part of the "Read Around The World Challenge".
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You Exist Too Much : A Novel by Zaina Arafat EN
Description:
A “provocative and seductive debut” of desire and doubleness that follows the life of a young Palestinian American woman caught between cultural, religious, and sexual identities as she endeavors to lead an authentic life (O, The Oprah Magazine). On a hot day in Bethlehem, a 12–year–old Palestinian–American girl is yelled at by a group of men outside the Church of the Nativity. She has exposed her legs in a biblical city, an act they deem forbidden, and their judgement will echo on through her adolescence. When our narrator finally admits to her mother that she is queer, her mother’s response ... continue