Touch centers on a girl, the youngest of nine sisters in a Palestinian family. In the singular world of this novella, this young woman s everyday experiences-watching a funeral procession, fighting with her siblings, learning to read, falling in love-resonate until they have become as weighty as any national tragedy. The smallest sensations compel, the events of history only lurk at the edges: the question of Palestine, the massacre at Sabra and Shatila. In a language that feels at once natural and alienated, Shibli breaks with the traditions of modern Arabic fiction, creating a work that has been and will continue to be hailed across literatures.
About the Author
Adania Shibli has twice been awarded the Young Writer Award Palestine by the A. M. Qattan Foundation. Her work has been widely translated. She lives in the UK. Paula Haydar has translated works by Elias Khoury, Rachid al-Daif, and Sahar Khalifeh.
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