Historical fiction books from Palestine
Recommended historical fiction books (1)
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If you are into historical fiction here are some historical fiction books from Palestine for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Minor Detail by Adania Shibli EN
Description:
Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba – the catastrophe that led to the displacement and expulsion of more than 700,000 people – and the Israelis celebrate as the War of Independence. Israeli soldiers capture and rape a young Palestinian woman, and kill and bury her in the sand. Many years later, a woman in Ramallah becomes fascinated to the point of obsession with this ‘minor detail’ of history. A haunting meditation on war, violence and memory, Minor Detail cuts to the heart of the Palestinian ex... continue