{"product_id":"recognising-the-stranger-on-palestine-and-narrative","title":"Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding and moving essay on the Palestinian struggle, Edward Said and the power of narrative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFROM THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION-SHORTLISTED AND RSL ENCORE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF ENTER GHOST\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author of The Parisian and Enter Ghost Isabella Hammad delivered the Edward W. Said Lecture at Columbia University nine days before 7 October 2023. The text of Hammad's seminal speech and her afterword written in the early weeks of 2024 together make up a searing appraisal of the war on Palestine during what feels like a turning point in the narrative of human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving and erudite, Hammad writes from within the moment, shedding light on the Palestinian struggle for freedom. Recognising the Stranger is a brilliant melding of literary and cultural analysis by one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and a foremost writer of fiction in the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR RECOGNISING THE STRANGER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Recognising the Stranger combines intellectual brilliance with moral clarity and profound resoluteness of purpose.' SALLY ROONEY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A pitch-perfect example of how the novelist can get to the heart of the matter better than a million argumentative articles. Hammad shows us how the Palestinian struggle is the story of humanity itself, and asks us not to look away but to see ourselves.' MAX PORTER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Hammad's writing burns with fierce intelligence, humane insight and righteous anger. For those at risk of despair, doubtful of the role literature has to play in times of crisis, it is a reminder of the radical potential of reading and the possibility of change.' OLIVIA SUDJIC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Extraordinary and amazingly erudite. Hammad shows how art and especially literature can be much, much more revealing than political writing.' RASHID KHALIDI\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fern Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44703101321261,"sku":"9781911717379","price":27.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/0001\/8989\/files\/9781911717379.jpg?v=1773289019","url":"https:\/\/shop.redflag.org.au\/products\/recognising-the-stranger-on-palestine-and-narrative","provider":"Red Flag Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}