206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
35 Color & 22 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
206 Pages
35 Color & 22 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Nakba not only resulted in the loss of the homeland, but also caused the dispersal and ruin of entire Palestinian communities. Even though the term Nakba refers to a singular historic event, the consequence of 1948 has symptomatically become part of Palestinian identity, and the element that demarcates who the Palestinian is. Palestinian exile and loss have evolved into cultural symbols... Read more
Introduction 1 Hanthala: the immortal child 2. Nazareth: icon of a lost homeland in Elia Suleiman’s film trilogy 3. Mahmoud Darwish: the storyteller of Palestine 4. Ghassan Kanafani: the clock, the orange and what remains of the homeland 5. Ismael Shammout and Tamam al-Akhal: The Exodus and The Odyssey Conclusion
Biography
Hania A.M. Nashef is an associate professor at the American University of Sharjah, UAE.
