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English edition
Sep
2003
184 pp.
Paperback
14X21 cm
$15.95
LE 75.00
ISBN
978 977 424 765 1
For sale only in Egypt
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Dreaming of Palestine
A Novel of Friendship, Love, & War
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Randa Ghazy
Translated by
Marguerite Shore
The novel that took Italy and the world by storm
Dreaming of Palestine is a work of astonishing insight that takes us into the hearts and lives of a group of young people caught up in the Palestinian drive for independence. Writing in a passionate blend of poetry and prose, fifteen-year-old first-time novelist Randa Ghazy creates a convincing portrait of a group of friends who have grown up surrounded by fighting and know no world other than one with war or at least the threat of it. Ghazy draws a portrait of life in the Middle East that alternates the horrors of living amid war with the experiences of life-altering friendships, growing up, falling in love, and dreaming of the future. Ibrahim, Nedal, Ramy, Mohammad, Ahmed, Gihad, Riham, and Walid are characters with whom we can identify, even as they are experiencing the unimaginable.
Imagining the day-to-day experience of the Arab–Israeli conflict, Ghazy presents us with a world in which misery, frustration, and a sense of duty are ever-present, but in which hope continues to exist. By boldly depicting a sometimes shocking reality, Dreaming of Palestine underscores the importance of balancing thought with feeling, and loyalty with sympathy.
Dreaming of Palestine bravely addresses a field of issues and feelings into which many writers would not even venture. A novel that demands reflection, the book gives voice to the voiceless. With the confidence and eloquence of a mature novelist, Ghazy offers a story that might astonish readers with its intensity, but offers hope.
Randa Ghazy, born in Italy to Egyptian parents, resides in Milan, where she attends high school. This is her first novel.
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