Summary
A book of twenty-three short stories in English by young Palestinians from Gaza, edited from Refaat Alareer’s teaching at the Islamic University of Gaza and published in the United States in 2014 (Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, PDF p.35).
Details
- The twenty-three stories correspond to the twenty-three days of Israel’s 2008-9 attacks on Gaza; Alareer assigned and trained his students to write from the realities they and their families experienced (Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, PDF p.35).
- By the time of Light in Gaza the book was available in seven languages, and its tour in the US and around the world drew tangible solidarity (Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, PDF p.35).
Related pages
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, Refaat Alareer, Islamic University of Gaza