Surrounded by burned-down orchards and people seemingly resigned to their fate, a young Palestinian man named Usama returns to his homeland after working in the Gulf for some years. Now an operative in the resistance movement, his mission is to blow up buses transporting Palestinian workers into Israel. Shocked to discover that, in his absence, many of his fellow countrymen have adjusted to life under Israeli military rule, Usama exchanges harsh words with friends and family. Despite feeling much uncertainty, he sets out to accomplish his objective … with disastrous consequences.
About the Author
Sahar Khalifeh was born in Nablus in 1941. She entered into a traditional arranged marriage at eighteen, and after thirteen years left her husband and began writing. Her first novel was confiscated by Israeli authorities; the second was published in Cairo. She taught at the University of Iowa and at Palestine’s Bir Zeit University, and founded the Women s Affairs Centres in Nablus, Gaza City and Amman. She has written eleven novels, which have been translated into English, Dutch, French, Hebrew, German, Spanish, Swedish and many other languages. She has won numerous international prizes, including the 2006 Naguib Mahfouz literature medal.
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