Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies

• Utgivningsdatum: 2021-07-29
• Mått: 129 x 198 x 11 mm
• Vikt: 142 g
• Format: Häftad
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 130
• Förlag: Hajar Press
• ISBN: 9781914221026

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Heba Hayek is a London-based, Gaza-raised Palestinian author, creative and facilitator. She completed an MFA in Creative Writing at Miami University, Ohio, and studied for an MA in Social Anthropology at SOAS University of London.Heba’s first book, Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies, won the Creative Award in the 2022 Palestine Book Awards and was chosen as a 2021 Book of the Year by The White Review, Middle East Eye and The New Arab.

‘Beautiful stories of growing up in Gaza.’ — The White Review‘A tender, beautiful book.’ — The New Arab‘A book I devoured in a single sitting.’ — Middle East Eye‘Hayek … is one of the most talented Palestinian writers writing in English today.’ — The Electronic Intifada‘Unflinching in its raw honesty … this will not disappoint.’ — The Markaz Review‘Alight with humour and shared pain.’ — Words Without Borders‘Hayek shares the poignant logic of exile through fragmented stories of a girlhood.’ — Mondoweiss‘A searing work of growing up in war-torn Palestine … a succour to such souls who have had similar experiences.’ — Feminism in India‘About finding and making love and life through and within impossibility.’ — Full Stop‘Delicate and powerful … This work will remain with you long after reading.’ — Rafeef Ziadah, poet, activist and co-editor of Revolutionary Feminisms‘A genuine, bittersweet taste of Gaza. I dwelled on it like a child searching for familiarity and found godly comfort, tears and joy.’ — Meera Adnan, Palestinian fashion designer‘Each character feels as familiar as kin, with Gaza as the effervescent, maligned and transcendent protagonist.’ — Zena Agha, author of Objects from April and May‘An act of restoration and celebration. Heba’s light-footed, lyrical writing dazzles with its depth.’ — Rebecca Tamás, author of Strangers‘Heba reaches for home through pastries named for little kisses, and I am torn apart.’ — Aisha Sabatini Sloan, author of Borealis‘Heba’s writing radiates … in glittering prose that cuts through bone.’ — Akil Kumarasamy, author of Half Gods‘A timeless expression of love and reckoning.’ — TaraShea Nesbit, author of Beheld‘Tender and elegant … establishes [Hayek] as a critical new voice on gender, family and war.’ — Daisy Hernández, co-editor of Colonize This!‘A beautiful and emotionally charged collection … Heba’s clarity effortlessly draws the reader into her world.’ — Yara Hawari, author of The Stone House

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