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Qissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women
These fascinating and diverse stories reflect the everyday concerns of Palestinians living under occupation. Writers who were children during the first intifada appear alongside those who remember the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war. They offer compassionate, often critical, insight into their society in times of hardship and turmoil, drawing upon the warmth of human relations and the hope that better times will come. Qissat is a rare showcase of Palestinian women writers across generations and places, including Gaza, Ramallah, the United States and the Gulf. 'Raw and honest ... lyrical and beautifully written' -- Sunday Times 'Layered, haunting, sensuously rich' -- The Times 'In turn lyrical, sensuous, comic and ironic ... it is the quality of subtle, evocative writing here that makes Qissat remarkable.' -- Independent
190 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2006
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June 16, 2021
3.5 stars
I actually enjoyed reading this collection and discovered a couple of Palestinian authors whose writing style I really vibe with.
Since some of the stories were translated, it’s only right to point out that I think the translators did a great job delivering the story from Arabic into English 👏🏾
I actually enjoyed reading this collection and discovered a couple of Palestinian authors whose writing style I really vibe with.
Since some of the stories were translated, it’s only right to point out that I think the translators did a great job delivering the story from Arabic into English 👏🏾
January 29, 2013
These twelve stories are diverse in every way but one: they are all by women whose lives have been distorted by the loss of a homeland they can call their own, whether their own remembered loss or that of their elders. Some of the authors are exiles too young to have known Palestine and who write in English, for others expulsion is a compulsive, constant memory, while some endure and write from within the occupied territories and in its language. They are all worth reading, to gain an understanding of the costs of exile and occupation, in Palestine and in other parts of the world. Those experiences present people with cruel choices of collaboration, resignation, or resistance, of saving one's livelihood and family or one's dignity. It is never clear which is the truer choice or the more honorable.
To my mind, the most affecting story is by Lina Badr, a novelist and short-story writer in Arabic, living in Ramallah (and active in cultural affairs of the Palestinian Authority), "Other cities." Jordanian-born Umm Hasan ("mother of Hasan"), mother of six, dreams obsessively of spending a few days away from little Hebron, one of the most intensely occupied and harassed towns controlled by the Israelis, to the relative freedom of Palestinian-administered Ramallah; but she is married to a totally unsupportive cousin (Abu Hasan, "father of Hasan") who has not bothered or not dared to get her the necessary Israeli papers to legalize her status in the occupied territories, and she as the wife is not permitted to apply on her own. Passage from one town to the other, though only a few kilometers apart, requires passing through multiple Israeli checkpoints, which will require credentials, and she cannot imagine leaving her six children behind — for shame and because Abu Hasan certainly wouldn't take care of them; how she manages to achieve her modest goal, and incidentally embarrass an Israeli captain who has held up the travelers out of boredom or spite, not only describes some of the multiple indignities under the occupation but also hints at the moral damage it inflicts on the occupiers.
To my mind, the most affecting story is by Lina Badr, a novelist and short-story writer in Arabic, living in Ramallah (and active in cultural affairs of the Palestinian Authority), "Other cities." Jordanian-born Umm Hasan ("mother of Hasan"), mother of six, dreams obsessively of spending a few days away from little Hebron, one of the most intensely occupied and harassed towns controlled by the Israelis, to the relative freedom of Palestinian-administered Ramallah; but she is married to a totally unsupportive cousin (Abu Hasan, "father of Hasan") who has not bothered or not dared to get her the necessary Israeli papers to legalize her status in the occupied territories, and she as the wife is not permitted to apply on her own. Passage from one town to the other, though only a few kilometers apart, requires passing through multiple Israeli checkpoints, which will require credentials, and she cannot imagine leaving her six children behind — for shame and because Abu Hasan certainly wouldn't take care of them; how she manages to achieve her modest goal, and incidentally embarrass an Israeli captain who has held up the travelers out of boredom or spite, not only describes some of the multiple indignities under the occupation but also hints at the moral damage it inflicts on the occupiers.
April 20, 2022
Rep: Palestinian casts & settings
December 21, 2020
An excellent anthology of short stories from Palestinian women writers that doesn’t have a bad story in it. Many of the stories focus on elements that are specific to the Palestinian experience such as the fear and frustration of checkpoints, or those who are fighting or were lost in the conflict, others are about aspects of being a Muslim woman or simply about love and relationships. A few of my favorites were Randa Jarrar’s ‘Barefoot Bridgek’, Samira Azzam’s ‘Her Tale’ and Liana Badr’s ‘Other Cities’ but I found all of them well written and engaging in some way.
Some Favorite Lines
‘Hajji was from Iran but he could just as well have been from Iraq because they both filled their TV channels with pictures of young men blasted limbless or rigid with gas.’ (Me (the Bitch) and
Bustanjii)
‘They put an end to this existence that has sickened me at every moment, and ease nerves deadened by filthy, cheap passions that make beasts of men, their pockets ringing with coins to buy memories of a scarlet night.’ (Her Tale)
‘“My grandfather once told me that when you are young you blame everything. When you mature you blame yourself. And when you get old, you forgive yourself and others.”’(The Tables Outlived Amin)
Some Favorite Lines
‘Hajji was from Iran but he could just as well have been from Iraq because they both filled their TV channels with pictures of young men blasted limbless or rigid with gas.’ (Me (the Bitch) and
Bustanjii)
‘They put an end to this existence that has sickened me at every moment, and ease nerves deadened by filthy, cheap passions that make beasts of men, their pockets ringing with coins to buy memories of a scarlet night.’ (Her Tale)
‘“My grandfather once told me that when you are young you blame everything. When you mature you blame yourself. And when you get old, you forgive yourself and others.”’(The Tables Outlived Amin)
November 17, 2017
Los libros de cuentos de diferentes autoras son difíciles de clasificar porque viene de todo (bueno y malo). En este caso, la mayoría están bien. Son cuentos bastante directos y cotidianos. Relatando la vida del día a día incluso cuando ese cotidiano tiene eventos extraordinarios (como el inicio de una guerra o todo el drama de los controles de Israel en Palestina).
Hay unos tres cuentos muy buenos.
Hay unos tres cuentos muy buenos.
January 12, 2018
Qissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women Edited by Jo Glanville
I read this for Book 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you for the Popsugar Reading challenge
These short stories are amazing. They offer slices of life in Palestine as experienced and then told by women. Many of them are not political in any overt way – they deal with childhood memories of being mischievous, of buying shoes and not buying into societies ideas of what feminine is, of being a child in a beautiful country.
Others show how the political situation defines and determines so many actions and activities those of us in freer countries would perform without thought. Imagine spending a whole day travelling a short distance to visit relatively because of the numerous road blocks? Road blocks with what seems like very little purpose other than to show power.
And yet other stories talk very specifically about the awful vortex of death and killing that exists in this part of the world. You kill my child, I will kill two of yours – back and forth until all the children are dead.
All of the stories are powerful in their own way. Not a single one can be read and just flipped past, forgotten, consumed like junk food. They are all important and valuable. Each deserves time taken to read and digest. I will return to them all to reread and reconsider.
In each story the very humanness of the characters is so powerful. When we read of deaths and bombings or see footage on tv it is easy to forget that the victims, and perpetrators, are sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, siblings – people just like us with all the same relationships and complications.
These stories show the humanity of the people caught up in the violence, and remind us that it is not politicians who live with the daily fear – it is the people.
In addition, there is a strong feminist thread through these stories. These are women getting on with it, making things happen, surviving often in the most dire of circumstances.
A wonderful collection of stories. Simply wonderful.
In the spirit of fairness, I shall also be reading a collection of Israeli short stories. And I am sure that the same humanity, experiences, fears and disruptions exist on that side of the story too.
I read this for Book 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you for the Popsugar Reading challenge
These short stories are amazing. They offer slices of life in Palestine as experienced and then told by women. Many of them are not political in any overt way – they deal with childhood memories of being mischievous, of buying shoes and not buying into societies ideas of what feminine is, of being a child in a beautiful country.
Others show how the political situation defines and determines so many actions and activities those of us in freer countries would perform without thought. Imagine spending a whole day travelling a short distance to visit relatively because of the numerous road blocks? Road blocks with what seems like very little purpose other than to show power.
And yet other stories talk very specifically about the awful vortex of death and killing that exists in this part of the world. You kill my child, I will kill two of yours – back and forth until all the children are dead.
All of the stories are powerful in their own way. Not a single one can be read and just flipped past, forgotten, consumed like junk food. They are all important and valuable. Each deserves time taken to read and digest. I will return to them all to reread and reconsider.
In each story the very humanness of the characters is so powerful. When we read of deaths and bombings or see footage on tv it is easy to forget that the victims, and perpetrators, are sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, siblings – people just like us with all the same relationships and complications.
These stories show the humanity of the people caught up in the violence, and remind us that it is not politicians who live with the daily fear – it is the people.
In addition, there is a strong feminist thread through these stories. These are women getting on with it, making things happen, surviving often in the most dire of circumstances.
A wonderful collection of stories. Simply wonderful.
In the spirit of fairness, I shall also be reading a collection of Israeli short stories. And I am sure that the same humanity, experiences, fears and disruptions exist on that side of the story too.
September 25, 2021
‘Qissat’ is a beautiful collection of 12 short stories by Palestinian women living in and outside Palestine. This anthology gives the readers a glimpse into the everyday life of Palestinians.
In navigating endless series of checkpoint and regulation that inhibits travel, the book opens with a child’s honest observations of everyone around her as they journey from Egypt to Palestine. Similarly, in ‘ ‘Other Cities’ which is one of my favorite we see how a determined mother take her children to Ramallah for a visit despite the laws forbidding travelling.
In ‘Pietà ‘ the narrator meets an acquaintance who has accepted what has happened to her without complaining or showing emotions.(*cried*)
In other stories, we see how a teenage girl loses her innocence after the constant threat of violence and chaos, how friendship is ruined between an idealist and a dreamer, how a young girl liberates herself from pain and how a grieving father watches his son being hailed as a supposed Martyr.
There are other sensual stories that centre on sexual Rebellion, Femininity, female desires and the hypocrisies underlying cultural values and morals.
My favorite ‘May God Keep Love in a Cool and Dry Place’ paints a very beautiful portrait of marriage where love is absent and present.
Most of the stories focuses on fear based on lived experience, Death, love, home, daily humiliation, and loss of income
There is a story for everyone. I really enjoyed reading this book and the Translators did an amazing job. I highly recommend it. Thank you to @saqibooks for making such an important book accessible.
In navigating endless series of checkpoint and regulation that inhibits travel, the book opens with a child’s honest observations of everyone around her as they journey from Egypt to Palestine. Similarly, in ‘ ‘Other Cities’ which is one of my favorite we see how a determined mother take her children to Ramallah for a visit despite the laws forbidding travelling.
In ‘Pietà ‘ the narrator meets an acquaintance who has accepted what has happened to her without complaining or showing emotions.(*cried*)
In other stories, we see how a teenage girl loses her innocence after the constant threat of violence and chaos, how friendship is ruined between an idealist and a dreamer, how a young girl liberates herself from pain and how a grieving father watches his son being hailed as a supposed Martyr.
There are other sensual stories that centre on sexual Rebellion, Femininity, female desires and the hypocrisies underlying cultural values and morals.
My favorite ‘May God Keep Love in a Cool and Dry Place’ paints a very beautiful portrait of marriage where love is absent and present.
Most of the stories focuses on fear based on lived experience, Death, love, home, daily humiliation, and loss of income
There is a story for everyone. I really enjoyed reading this book and the Translators did an amazing job. I highly recommend it. Thank you to @saqibooks for making such an important book accessible.
January 14, 2025
Cada una de las historias presentadas en esta colección toca diferentes aspectos de la cultura Palestina, reflejados tanto en la experiencia de la diaspora como en lo que es vivir en territorios ocupados, las vivencias cotidianas o el presenciar momentos de profunda relevancia histórica, la importancia del rol que tiene la comunidad tanto en la supervivencia del individuo como en la de sus tradiciones, y al mismo tiempo cómo estas pueden ser bendición o maldición si se interponen o no en el deseo de cada persona. Hay varias historias donde se toca particularmente lo que significa ser mujer en esta cultura: el rol de género, la búsqueda de lo que significa para cada quién la autonomía, y la exploración de la sexualidad y todo tipo de relaciones humanas.
Debo admitir que comencé este libro dado el contexto histórico actual, y las historias relacionadas a los años de ocupación y conflictos armados a los que se ha visto sometido el pueblo palestino son de las que más me han tocado, pero aquello no significa que no haya una amplia variedad de otro tipo de relatos plasmados en sus páginas.
Tal vez no disfruté todas las historias presentadas, pero creo que algo pude rescatar de cada una de ellas. Lo que me parece valorable.
Debo admitir que comencé este libro dado el contexto histórico actual, y las historias relacionadas a los años de ocupación y conflictos armados a los que se ha visto sometido el pueblo palestino son de las que más me han tocado, pero aquello no significa que no haya una amplia variedad de otro tipo de relatos plasmados en sus páginas.
Tal vez no disfruté todas las historias presentadas, pero creo que algo pude rescatar de cada una de ellas. Lo que me parece valorable.
September 21, 2025
I often think of the books I read before bed as sacred, not because they deal with religion, but because the only books I have rules about are my before bed books. As a result, I rarely read short stories outside of bedtime, and they feel all the more special for it. This book felt sacred in a deeper way, because despite how many authors contributed their work to this anthology, the through line for almost all of the stories was a tight knit family structure, deep cultural roots, and the loss of connectivity caused by, at best, checkpoints, and at worst, state-perpetrated violence. This anthology included stories about a couple visiting their family from different countries after years away; the martyrdom of a child; a young woman flirting with a foreigner; and people discussing fighting back against the state. It felt like an honor to read this, as it was a frank and honest testimony to the joys of living in a place where everyone seems to know everyone and finds their own bliss, despite the horrors of living under the thumb of a colonizing power.
Additionally, I loved that this showcased both diaspora voices and people who still live in Palestine and that the stories reflected that.
Additionally, I loved that this showcased both diaspora voices and people who still live in Palestine and that the stories reflected that.
April 9, 2025
I had long break for reading this because... this quote from the book:
"This is a fictional non-fiction story. Or, if you like, a non-fictional story. The outline and some details of it are true, others are invented to fill in the blank spaces created by forgetfulness or oblivion, or both. If you were to ask me which is which, which detail true and which invented, I would not know. It is so easy to make a fictional person true, or turn a real person into a fiction. What is truth anyway, in a story, and what is fiction? Is not fiction the ordering of an episode in life, giving it a beginning, a middle and an end, when in fact it begins at a beginning far before itself, and never ends? This story, in any case, is real. It is part of a truth that is undeniable and demonstrable."
Short stories about living as Palestinian and nowadays see recent news about the destroyed Raffah, I really cannot help to stand and angry at the same time with the world. How can't we stop genocide?
This is a work of fiction but the stories are so real because the news about Palestine nowadays is really heartbreaking.
Burn to hell Israel and zionists.
"This is a fictional non-fiction story. Or, if you like, a non-fictional story. The outline and some details of it are true, others are invented to fill in the blank spaces created by forgetfulness or oblivion, or both. If you were to ask me which is which, which detail true and which invented, I would not know. It is so easy to make a fictional person true, or turn a real person into a fiction. What is truth anyway, in a story, and what is fiction? Is not fiction the ordering of an episode in life, giving it a beginning, a middle and an end, when in fact it begins at a beginning far before itself, and never ends? This story, in any case, is real. It is part of a truth that is undeniable and demonstrable."
Short stories about living as Palestinian and nowadays see recent news about the destroyed Raffah, I really cannot help to stand and angry at the same time with the world. How can't we stop genocide?
This is a work of fiction but the stories are so real because the news about Palestine nowadays is really heartbreaking.
Burn to hell Israel and zionists.
April 24, 2025
Sometimes a foreign culture scares you. Having to literally strip to gain access to what's home. Having to travel in fear of being caught and punished in who knows what ways that might be worse than death. Having to sacrifice your home, having to sacrifice your family, having to sacrifice your life. Having to avenge murder, having to become a terrorist.
But then..
Sometimes a foreign culture feels relatable. Having to live life in uncertainty. Having to adhere to patriarchy. Having to adhere to political control. Having to endure a breaking relationship. Having to live with bullies and tyrants. Having to work around a toxic family. Having to fit in to society. Having to stoop to any level for money. Having to be used by politicians.
And so..
A foreign culture gains your empathy and sympathy. As you sympathise with their tussled relationship with belonging, you also apprehend the same for you. And it makes you pray for all humans for a minute.
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My partner's comment for my summary of these short stories to him was 'Man, these stories are about a bunch of characters who can't seem to catch a break!' and I couldn't agree more.
But then..
Sometimes a foreign culture feels relatable. Having to live life in uncertainty. Having to adhere to patriarchy. Having to adhere to political control. Having to endure a breaking relationship. Having to live with bullies and tyrants. Having to work around a toxic family. Having to fit in to society. Having to stoop to any level for money. Having to be used by politicians.
And so..
A foreign culture gains your empathy and sympathy. As you sympathise with their tussled relationship with belonging, you also apprehend the same for you. And it makes you pray for all humans for a minute.
---
My partner's comment for my summary of these short stories to him was 'Man, these stories are about a bunch of characters who can't seem to catch a break!' and I couldn't agree more.
January 28, 2018
I'm also reading this for the 'Around the World' book club on Facebook. This book is a collection of stories by Palestinian women. Many are from Israel, West Bank, or Jordan. The stories vary quite a bit, most can be considered 'slice of life' stories.
If you are not from the Middle East, or are not familiar with Middle Eastern culture, it helps a lot to take the time to read the introduction. There is a lot of explanation there that will help you understand what others from that culture might know intuitively. The title of one of the stories, 'Dates & Bitter Coffee' would have gone right over my head without that introduction. It also helps to go over the glossary, too.
A very interesting book giving a small view of another culture. I enjoyed the chance to see things from a different perspective. My apologies, by the way, if any or all of my explanation falls short or misses critical cultural points.
If you are not from the Middle East, or are not familiar with Middle Eastern culture, it helps a lot to take the time to read the introduction. There is a lot of explanation there that will help you understand what others from that culture might know intuitively. The title of one of the stories, 'Dates & Bitter Coffee' would have gone right over my head without that introduction. It also helps to go over the glossary, too.
A very interesting book giving a small view of another culture. I enjoyed the chance to see things from a different perspective. My apologies, by the way, if any or all of my explanation falls short or misses critical cultural points.
September 27, 2024
a mother of six plans to get her children to Ramallah for the visit they've always longed for. a young girl's mind-numbering summer in Kuwait is shattered by the start of the gulf war. a writer harbors a PLO fighter in Beirut during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. a young couple's relationship dissolves in a series of misunderstandings and conflicts.
the stories here detail the perspectives of Palestinian women from all walks of life, at home and in the diaspora, from several moments across recent history. they show everyday triumphs and tragedies; the bonds of family and community; and the realities of living amid war and under occupation.
qissat's stories are wide-ranging in their topics, characters, writing styles, and form. i only fell head over heels for a few of them, but i am very glad i read this collection and recommend it!
May 19, 2021
After that came another checkpoint, then another. Each time they had to wait in a long line of cars under the scorching sun. The Israelis would start a security search, stop several cars, and then sit there and do nothing for a long while before resuming their searches.
At the next checkpoint their yellow Ford sat immobilised among the stopped cars. It seemed that the soldiers were intent on checking not just ID cards but every cell of every hair on their skins. The passengers waited stoically.’
This is one of daily occurrence for people under the siege in Palestine 🇵🇸. Qissat is a compilation of short stories written by Palestinian women from everywhere on the globe. There’s story of checkpoints, the treatment of soldiers towards the locals, oppressions , fear of their loved ones , and their dream of freedom one fine day from the occupation of the Israelis.
At the next checkpoint their yellow Ford sat immobilised among the stopped cars. It seemed that the soldiers were intent on checking not just ID cards but every cell of every hair on their skins. The passengers waited stoically.’
This is one of daily occurrence for people under the siege in Palestine 🇵🇸. Qissat is a compilation of short stories written by Palestinian women from everywhere on the globe. There’s story of checkpoints, the treatment of soldiers towards the locals, oppressions , fear of their loved ones , and their dream of freedom one fine day from the occupation of the Israelis.
May 18, 2021
A really nice short story collection where I enjoyed every entry. There are many that feature themes of bureaucracy, looming oppression and violence; just as many are about family or love, and the power of community. As the editor's preface notes, all of them seem to mention shoes in some way, as a metaphor for autonomy or a way to explore gender roles. As might be expected from a collection all by women, sexual politics and social norms feature strongly throughout, as female characters embrace or reject their place in the world. I particularly liked Naomi Shihab Nye's "Local Hospitality", Randa Jarrar's "Barefoot Bridge", and Samah al-Shaykh's "At The Hospital".
March 5, 2025
Beautiful and sometimes startling collection of short stories that was a delight to read. They are all djfferent and show life in several different parts of the Arab world in the Eastern Mediterranean. All stories from Jordan Lebanon or Egypt involve displaced Palestinian families .
Several deal with abuse by men ; almost all look at fear, whether fear about crossing checkpoints, fear of the disappearance of a loved person or fear of discovering that your friend may be involved in violent resistance.
Several deal with abuse by men ; almost all look at fear, whether fear about crossing checkpoints, fear of the disappearance of a loved person or fear of discovering that your friend may be involved in violent resistance.
January 21, 2018
Some of these stories were very nice informative and thought provoking. Others I just did not get or were so short that it seemed like nothing happened. There were a couple stories in here that I would read again though - The tables outlived Amin, A single metre, and My shoe size were very well done and I recommend this book for those stories alone.
February 24, 2018
It's a fabulous collection of short stories written by women in Palestine! These are various stories on courage, love, despair but more importantly dealing with personal struggles and standing up for yourself in the toughest of situations! It makes you feel grateful for the life you are living today! A must read of you are a fan of short stories and like learning about different cultures.
October 1, 2021
I am not sure if this makes sense, but this book wasn't what I expected but at the same time I don't know exactly what I expected. Three of the stories really stood out for me:
"May God Keep Love in a Cool and Dry Place" by Adania Shibli
"Her Tale" by Samira Azzam and
"My Shoe Size and Other People's Views on the Matter!" by Nibal Thawabteh
"May God Keep Love in a Cool and Dry Place" by Adania Shibli
"Her Tale" by Samira Azzam and
"My Shoe Size and Other People's Views on the Matter!" by Nibal Thawabteh
July 4, 2025
As with all collections, it's hit and miss. I am not a short-story person by default, so I challenge myself to read them sometimes. Some of the short stories here are excellent, powerful moments that stick with you forever. Some are forgettable. But it's worth the time to explore this part of the world and these perspectives.
January 19, 2018
All were stories written by women. The stories show the trauma that residents must go through under the settlers or how people have had to migrate to make something of their lives. Heart rending tales of the human condition under trying circumstances. Its a must read.
February 2, 2025
I rated this book based upon the average rating of the 16 stories. I felt super conflicted giving this collection 3/5 stars because when a story was good and hit for me, it REALLY HIT, like with Me (the Bitch) and Bustanji by Selma Dabbagh, which is a short story that takes place during the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and we follow a teenage girl through that experience. It mixes the experience of the political unrest with the coming of age experiences of being a young girl, like consciously changing your writing style and the experiences of ignoring catcallers in such a fun and interesting way, and like in Dates and Bitter Coffee by Donia ElAmal Ismaeel, where the main character, a mother of a militarized son set in Gaza who ends up being killed in a conflict in Gaza, and this story critically explores the severe consequences of radicalization and the hollow nature of "matyrdom" behind organizations like the Jihad that was so very poignant. But when it missed, it missed HARD, like in A Thread Snaps by Huzama Habayeb, which just seems to be a short story about a teenage girl masturbating with the water that she washed her family's clothes in, and if there was any other meaning or allegory to it, I seemed to have missed it. Another example is A Single Metre by Raeda Taha, a short story of a woman hopping into a stranger's car to cross the Palestine-Israel checkpoint, only for her to jump into the vehicle of two individuals who plan to bomb the checkpoint.
I don't know that I would recommend this entire collection, but I can recommend individual stories from it.
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I don't know that I would recommend this entire collection, but I can recommend individual stories from it.
my blog post: https://vampiricprose.dreamwidth.org/...
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March 16, 2025This short story collection is a tricky one to rate as it contains many different stories written by multiple authors. These are the stories that stood out to me:
Other Cities, The Tables Outlived Amin & My Shoe Size and Other People’s Views on the Matter!
Other Cities, The Tables Outlived Amin & My Shoe Size and Other People’s Views on the Matter!
March 31, 2025
Una compilación de cuentos que hablan sobre el cotidiano en el territorio Palestino. Muy buenos y fáciles de leer. Me hicieron pensar que la violencia no es tan distinta en los territorios de LATAM y en el Medio Oriente, eso me pareció curioso (y a la vez triste).
May 27, 2021
Interesting view of Palestine life from different perspectives.
July 28, 2021
What I liked- good, accessible writing, range of stories, a glimpse of everyday life of Palestinians in Palestine and outside of Palestine.
December 8, 2021
Wonderful collection, very varied stories. There are stories here which are like a master class in short story writing. Highly recommend.
March 26, 2024
No niestety większość opowiadań mocno średnia dla mnie :/
December 1, 2024
my fav is the story from Liana Badr❣️🍉
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