Böcker av Ghassan Kanafani

The vivid story of twenty-four hours in the real and remembered lives of a brother and sister living in Gaza and separated from their family.Ghassan Kanafani’s writings are among the most influential in modern Palestinian literature. In his novels, short stories, and plays, he explores complex political questions encased in beautiful narratives and lyrical prose. All That's Left to You presents the vivid story of twenty-four hours in the real and remembered lives of a brother and sister living in Gaza and separated from their family. The desert and time emerge as characters as Kanafani speaks through the desert, the brother, and the sister to build the powerful rhythm of the narrative. The Palestinian attachment to land and family, and the sorrow over their loss, are symbolized by the young man’s unremitting anger and shame over his sister’s sexual disgrace. This remarkable collection of stories provides evidence to the English-reading public of Kanafani’s position within modern Arabic literature. Not only was he committed to portraying the miseries and aspirations of his people, the Palestinians, in whose cause he died, but he was also an innovator within the extensive world of Arabic fiction.

Ghassan Kanafani (1936 - 1972) is perhaps the greatest Palestinian novelist whose books, including Men in the Sun and Returning to Haifa, documented the horrors of war and occupation. His life deeply inspired his literature as a political thinker, strategist, and revolutionary. Here, his writings on theory and contemporary politics are collected for the first time. From reflections on his readings of Marxist theory to historical studies and blazing analyses of contemporary geopolitical developments, this collection shows a fascinating intellectual evolution and a commitment to the fight for liberation. Resistance is the Essence is a testament to Kanafani's continuing relevance and contains new commentary from leading contemporary writers. Like many of his peers, agents of Israel assassinated Kanafani, but the impact of his work remains a testament to the power of revolutionary Palestinian struggle and anti-Zionist Arab thought.

Suite à la perte de son père durant la guerre, à l'éloignement de sa mère obligée de rester en Jordanie lors de l'occupation de Gaza et à la trahison de sa soeur Maryam qui a épousé Zakaria le fumier, Hamed décide de traverser clandestinement le désert à la recherche de sa mère. Mais derrière cette quête, réside chez Hamed une envie brûlante de se libérer de ce passé qui le couvre et l'enchaîne comme une pelote de fils de laine et qui l'écrase tant. Le but de Hamed à travers ce périple vise ainsi à une libération intérieure, à se détacher des événements qui l'ont marqué.Plus généralement, la quête de Kanafani correspond à une double visée: redonner une cohérence au sujet palestinien morcelé et permettre au lecteur d'accéder directement, sans intermédiaire, au cri de souffrance du peuple de Palestine.