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The other thing The novel "The Other Thing" is a narrative texture that is unparalleled in any of Kanafani's previous or subsequent works. He writes a detective or quasi-detective work, transforming the plot into moments of tension as he attempts to identify the killer...

The hat and the prophet Ghassan Kanafani completed writing this play in early 1967. However, "The Hat and the Prophet" did not see publication until 1973, approximately nine months after Ghassan Kanafani's martyrdom. It was first published in the magazine "Palestinian Affairs" in April...

Resistance literature in occupied Palestine This literature remained unknown to us throughout the years of exile, even though it represents the brightest aspect of the struggle of the oppressed people.” This book is divided into three main chapters: “Resistance Literature after the Holocaust,” “The...

The lover This book includes three unfinished novels. It's as if Ghassan Kanafani wanted his bomb-crippled body to write the ending. Yet the ending is never written. With this writer, there are never endings. There is research that opens new horizons when every other...

In Zionist literature The Zionist movement fought with the weapon of literature in a fight that was only matched by its fight with the weapon of politics. “Zionist literature” was an integral and indispensable part of political Zionism, which used it on the widest...

Palestinian resistance literature under occupation In the three sections of this analytical study - the first in-depth study to appear in the Arab world on this important subject - Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani presents the cultural situation of the Arabs of occupied Palestine and...

What's left for you? What remains for you is Ghassan Kanafani's second attempt at writing a novel. Coming after "Men in the Sun," it attempts to express the will to move beyond the self to action, from personal concerns that take on general connotations...

Death Bed No. 12 "Death of Bed No. 12" is the first collection of short stories published by Ghassan Kanafani. It was published in Beirut in 1961 with a short introduction by the author in which he says: "I believe that a book must...

Of Men and Guns A collection of short stories in which Ghassan Kanafani draws inspiration, as in all his literary creation, from the tragedy of the Palestinian people, about whom Ghassan Kanafani wrote nothing and from whom he drew his stories. Of Men and...

The stolen shirt This book includes eight short stories written by Ghassan Kanafani over several years, in different places and at different times, and collected after his martyrdom. "The Stolen Shirt" was among the first stories written in the 1950s and was first published...

A world not ours All the stories in the collection "A World Not Ours" were written between 1959 and 1963, except for the last story, "The Bride," which was written in 1965. The book was first published in Beirut in 1965. Therefore, we will...

Umm Saad Umm Saad, "who now stands beneath the low ceiling of misery in the high ranks of the battle, paying, and continues to pay more than everyone else." This is how the Palestinian political novelist Ghassan Kanafani introduced the Palestinian mother when he...

Men in the Sun Ghassan Kanafani, the author of this novel, represents a special model of the political writer. A novelist, short story writer, and critic, he was as creative in his writing as he was in his life, struggle, and martyrdom. In 1966,...

Back to Haifa It embodies Ghassan Kanafani's love for returning to his country. Most of the novel takes place on the road to Haifa, when Said and his wife decide to go there. They inspect the house they left behind, along with their infant...

Land of Sad Oranges In its various stories, Land of Sad Oranges depicts the multiple facets of the Palestinian tragedy, as if it wants the story to be a mirror of reality and memory, and for language to be a collection of multiple bends...

He is no longer human Osamu Dazai No Longer Human is not only Osamu Dazai's most brilliant work, but also the second best-selling novel in Japan to date, and a semi-autobiographical work by the author, first published in 1948. It is a profound, poignant,...

The student Osamu Dazai In this book, Osamu Dazai delves deep into the mind of a sixteen-year-old girl living a boring, ordinary life, speaking to us through her own words, conveying her inner feelings and various concepts about things like loneliness, happiness, love, family,...

The Secret Garden As a child whose requests were never refused, Mary Lennox could not have imagined that her life would take such a drastic turn after the sudden death of her parents following a cholera epidemic in India, where she lived. In a...

The Little Prince A pilot has an accident and crashes his plane into the desert. In the morning, he wakes up to find a beautiful child asking him, “Please draw me a lamb!” Shocked, the pilot realizes that when events become difficult to understand,...

The little princess Sarah Crewe was loved and respected as a student at Miss Minchin's school for girls, until one day a tragic event turned her life upside down. Forced to live in poverty and work as a maid for the girls who were...

The Adventures of Pinocchio The Adventures of Pinocchio (A Puppet Tale) by Carlo Collodi... The novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by the Italian writer "Carlo Collodi" revolves around a puppet made of pine wood, but it moves and talks. The word "Pinocchio" means a...

the social contract The book "The Social Contract" by the great philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau is one of the most important intellectual works written during the Renaissance and Enlightenment eras in the West. Following the fall of religious legitimacy as the basis for government in...

Animal Farm Alice, a ten-year-old girl, was sitting with her sister Lamis one day in the garden. Lamis was distracted by a book she was reading, so Alice thought of making a jasmine necklace because her sister was busy. While she was in the...

The Temptation of Specters Films and Festivals Author's name: Saad Al-Qurashi The book "The Temptation of Specters... Films and Festivals" by Egyptian writer and novelist Saad Al-Qarsh was recently published by Dar Safsafa in Cairo (2025). In his introduction, he states: Humanity has shaped...

Lost City Author's name: Yuhua If you are a fan of novels that combine excitement and deep human drama, then prepare to dive into the world of Lin Xiangfu, a man who lost everything, to begin a long and challenging journey in search of...

Bodrum every night Author's name: Salim Elri A thrilling novel that raises the questions and dilemmas of those who have become desperate as a result of accelerating social unrest and the rising wave of artificiality that pushes them towards isolation. The events take place...

Fifty inventions that shaped the modern economy Author Name: Tim Harford Did you know that there's a strange connection between "The Da Vinci Code" and the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Have you ever wondered how a simple idea like paper money became the foundation...

Men who hate women and the women who love them Author's Name: Susan Forward Is the man you love controlling your life and actions? Do you feel trapped in a toxic relationship? Dr. Susan Forward, renowned author of the best-selling book "Toxic Families," presents...

Generals die in bed Author's Name: Charles Yale Harrison Prepare for a powerful journey into the depths of war, where death lurks around every corner and the truth is more bitter than you can imagine! How did one young man's life change because of...

Anxiety and Depression Workbook Author Name: Michael A. Tompkins Are you tired of trying to control your anxiety? 😓 This book offers practical steps to overcome anxiety and depression. By learning relaxation and meditation techniques, you'll improve your mental health. You'll learn how to...