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Susan Abulhawa

Forfatter af Morgen i Jenin : roman

7+ Works 1,539 Members 88 Reviews 3 Favorited

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Omfatter også følgende navne: S. Abulhawa, Susan Abulhawa, Susan Abulhawa

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Værker af Susan Abulhawa

Morgen i Jenin : roman (2006) 1,039 eksemplarer
Against the Loveless World (2019) 258 eksemplarer
The Blue Between Sky and Water (2015) 228 eksemplarer
My Voice Sought the Wind (2013) 10 eksemplarer
Nahrs siste dans 2 eksemplarer
Amaneceres en jenin (Ficcion) (2010) 1 eksemplar

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Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa is an intense story about a young Palestinian refugee as she slowly becomes radicalized while searching for a better life for her family throughout the Middle East. Growing up in Kuwait, she learns hard lessons about how women are held to be inferior, and how being Palestinian makes everything harder. I was surprised that the Arab world is not particularly sympathetic to the Palestinian plight perhaps because they want to keep the devastating Israeli-Palestinian conflicts front and center in the world view.

This story gives us a human face to follow and is an interesting blend of fact and fiction. The perspective is unapologetically Palestinian and heartbreaking in it’s content of conflict, struggle and resistance. The story of her life is told by Nahr as she is being held in solitary confinement in an Israeli prison. We learn of her younger years in Kuwait, her family’s escape to Jordan and her eventual discovery of Palestine as her homeland.

I actually wanted to like this book more than I did. I have read Mornings in Jenin by this same author and absolutely loved that book. The troubles in that area of the world are on-going and have flared up again recently. I can’t ever see a resolution being found to this situation and my heart actually goes out to both sides. I suspect that was what I didn’t like in the book, it’s total one-sidedness made me uncomfortable. Although it is good to see the Palestinian side represented in literature, I now feel as if I need to read a pro-Jewish book to acquire some balance.
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DeltaQueen50 | 12 andre anmeldelser | Feb 5, 2024 |
I had a hard time with the writing style and it got in the way of the story.
 
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ellink | 66 andre anmeldelser | Jan 22, 2024 |
This is a brave, heartbreaking story of a nation told through tales of ordinary lives living in extraordinary circumstances. It's also an honest portrayal of love in spite of heartache and loss, of perseverance and strength in spite of oppression.

This is not one of those stories than end happily, especially since the never-ending trauma and struggles of Palestinians continue to this day...the tragedy still too raw. This book is a must-read for everyone.
 
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