hayek heba (2 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fine.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Winner of the Palestine Book Awards 2022 Creative Award.A White Review, Middle East Eye and New Arab Book of the Year.Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies is written for those who had to leavecollected remembrances of a childhood in Gaza by a woman far from Palestines sun and sea. Overindulgent, chaotic and sentimental, Heba Hayeks narrator struggles to navigate life in colder, unfamiliar worlds. She holds tightly to memories of home, hoping they will lead back to her sisters and mothers.With brilliance and grace, Hayeks vignettes explore the methods of survival nurtured by Palestinian women in the face of colonial occupation and patriarchythe power of community care, and of loving whats not meant to be loved. Her reflections reveal the intimate magnificence and quiet devastation of everyday life: a family drive on the shore, waxing for the first time with aunties, or peeling figs while waiting at a checkpoint. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.