Books by Palestinian writers

The Coin

Yasmin Zaher

A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unravelling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags…

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Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative

Isabella Hammad

An outstanding and moving essay on the Palestinian struggle, Edward Said and the power of narrative

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Fady Joudah

"From one of our most acclaimed contemporary writers, an urgent and essential collection of poems illuminating the visionary presence of Palestinians."--

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The Sunbird

Sara Haddad

Nabila Yasmeen is in her eighties. She lives alone with over a hundred plants that she keeps in pots because she can't bear to put them in the ground.

In…

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Cactus Pear For My Beloved

Samah Sabawi

The story of a family over the past 100 years, starting in Palestine under British rule and ending in Redland Bay in Queensland.

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Evil Eye

Etaf Rum

'Filled with completely relatable yearning and achingly beautifully written, Evil Eye is a wonderful, moving and absorbing story of identity and belonging and learning to love yourself. I thought it…

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Minor Detail

Adania Shibli, Elisabeth Jaquette (trans.)

From a young Palestinian writer comes this compelling look at the Israel/Palestine conflict, from both the perspective of an Israeli soldier in 1949 as well as that of a young…

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The Flirtation of Girls / Ghazal el-Banat

Sara M Saleh

A stunning collection from Sydney poet, human rights activist, community organiser, and refugee campaigner Sara M Saleh

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The Sunbird

Sara Haddad

Nabila Yasmeen is in her eighties. She lives alone with over a hundred plants that she keeps in pots because she can’t bear to put them in the ground. In…

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Namesake

N.S. Nuseibeh

A collection of essays exploring what it means to be a young secular Muslim woman today by N.S. Nuseibeh who reflects on her ancestor Nusayba, the only woman warrior to…

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Songs for the Dead and the Living

Sara M Saleh

A stunning coming-of-age tale played out across generations and continents, from Palestine to Australia.

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What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?

Raja Shehadeh

A searing reflection on the failures of Israel to treat Palestine and Palestinians as equals, as partners on the road to peace instead of genocide.

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Squire

Nadia Shammas,Sara Alfageeh

As the pressure mounts, Aiza realizes that the greater good that Bayt-Sajji’s military promises might not include her, and that the recruits might be in greater danger than she ever…

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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance

Rashid I. Khalidi

This is the story of Palestine told from the inside.

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Rifqa

Mohammed El-Kurd

Rifqa is Palestinian poet Mohammed El-Kurd’s ode to his late grandmother, and to the Palestinian struggle for liberation. ‘Jerusalem is ours.

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Against the Loveless World: Winner of the Palestine Book Award

Susan Abulhawa

‘A thrilling, defiant novel’ FATIMA BHUTTO ‘A masterpiece’ MARC LAMONT HILL ‘Wonderful … Shines a ray of hope into some very dark places’ MICHAEL PALIN ‘A fearless work of imagination’…

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A Woman is No Man

Etaf Rum

Vietnamese edition of a debut novel, which has won multiple literary awards, by Etaf Rum, a novel telling the story of three generations of Palestinian-American women, a glimpse into the…

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Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

Nur Masalha

Beginning with the late Bronze Age and moving through to the present day, this is the definitive history of Palestine and its people.

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Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation

What is life really like in Gaza and the West Bank?

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They Called Me a Lioness

Ahed Tamimi, Dena Takruri

A Palestinian activist jailed at sixteen after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers illuminates the daily struggles of life under occupation in this moving, deeply personal memoir.

"I cannot even begin…

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After Zionism

A timely collection on the most pressing global issue
of our time. Will stimulate public debate on the Israel/Palestine
question in light of the current conflict. Contributors are among the…

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You Exist Too Much

Zaina Arafat

Set between the US and the Middle East, this is an electrifying coming-of-age story about love, identity and sexual desire against the backdrop of traditional values and religious views.

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The Arsonists’ City: A Novel

Hala Alyan

From the award-winning author of Salt Houses, a rich family story, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rendering of how we…

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Looking For Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family

Najla Said

A frank and entertaining memoir, from the daughter of Edward Said, about growing up second-generation Arab American and struggling with that identity.

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Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food

Fadi Kattan

Bethlehem is a celebration of Palestinian food and culture from one of the area’s most dynamic chefs and a portrait of one of the most storied cities in the world.

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My First and Only Love

Sahar Khalifeh

A deeply poetic account of love and resistance through a young girl’s eyes by acclaimed writer, Sahar Khalifeh, called the Virginia Woolf of Palestinian literature (Boersenblatt)

Nidal, after many decades…

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Palestine: A Socialist Introduction: A Socialist Introduction

This edited volume makes an impassioned and informed case for the central place of Palestine in socialist organizing and of socialism in the struggle to free Palestine.

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The Palestinian Table

Reem Kassis

Authentic modern Middle Eastern home cooking - 150 delicious, easy-to-follow recipes inspired by three generations of family tradition

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Mornings in Jenin

Susan Abulhawa

A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel that could do for Palestine what The Kite Runner did for Afghanistan.

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The Parisian

Isabella Hammad

Midhat Kamal navigates his way across a fractured world, from the shifting politics of the Middle East to the dinner tables of Montpellier and a newly tumultuous Paris.

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We Are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition

Reem Kassis

Celebrating all things Palestinian!

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Zaitoun: Recipes and Stories from the Palestinian Kitchen

Yasmin Khan

A dazzling cookbook, with modern recipes and personal stories from Palestine

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Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza

Mosab Abu Toha

Shortlisted for the 2022 Palestine Book Awards

Written from his native Gaza, Abu Toha’s accomplished debut contrasts scenes of political violence with natural beauty -The New York Times

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Tolerance Is a Wasteland: Palestine and the Culture of Denial

Saree Makdisi

How denial sustains the liberal imagination of a progressive and democratic Israel. The question that this book aims to answer might seem simple: how can a violent project of dispossession…

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The Arabesque Table: Contemporary Recipes from the Arab World

Reem Kassis

Much-loved author and James Beard nominee Reem Kassis presents an acclaimed and unique collection of original contemporary recipes tracing the rich history of Arab cuisine.

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Orientalism

Edward W. Said

Surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering orientalism as a powerful European ideological creation - a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal…

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The Question of Palestine

Edward W. Said

An account of the emergence of the modern Palestinian nation and its confrontation with Zionism and Israel. The author argues the plight of the four million scattered Palestinians who have…

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Books by Palestinian writers

The Coin

Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative

[…]

The Sunbird

Cactus Pear For My Beloved

Evil Eye

Minor Detail

The Flirtation of Girls / Ghazal el-Banat

The Sunbird

Namesake

Songs for the Dead and the Living

What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?

Squire

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance

Rifqa

Against the Loveless World: Winner of the Palestine Book Award

A Woman is No Man

Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation

They Called Me a Lioness

After Zionism

You Exist Too Much

The Arsonists’ City: A Novel

Looking For Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family

Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food

My First and Only Love

Palestine: A Socialist Introduction: A Socialist Introduction

The Palestinian Table

Mornings in Jenin

The Parisian

We Are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition

Zaitoun: Recipes and Stories from the Palestinian Kitchen

Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza

Tolerance Is a Wasteland: Palestine and the Culture of Denial

The Arabesque Table: Contemporary Recipes from the Arab World

Orientalism

The Question of Palestine