Ghassan Kanafani Men in the Sun - Palestinian Lit - Vintage Novel - New Book

Description: This collection of important stories by novelist, journalist, teacher, and Palestinian activist Ghassan Kanafani includes the stunning novella Men in the Sun (1962), the basis of the movie The Dupes (1972, directed by Tewfik Saleh). Also in the volume are "The Land of Sad Oranges" (1958), "'If You Were a Horse...'" (1961), "A Hand in the Grave" (1962), "The Falcon" (1961), "Letter from Gaza" (1956), and an excerpt from Umm Saad (1969). In the unsparing clarity of his writing, Kanafani offers the reader a gritty look at the agonized world of Palestine and the adjoining Middle East.Born in Acre (northern Palestine) in 1936, Ghassan Kanafani was a major spokesman for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and founding editor of its weekly magazine Al-Hadaf. His novels, short stories, and plays have been published in sixteen languages. He was assassinated in a car-bomb explosion in Beirut in 1972.

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Book Title: Men in the sun

Narrative Type: Fiction

Publisher: Vintage Books

Age Level: Adults, Young Adults

Original Language: Arabic

Intended Audience: Adults

Publication Year: 1963

Type: Novel

Format: Paperback

Unit Type: Unit

Language: English

Era: 1960s

Author: Ghassan Kanafani غسان كنفاني

Cultural Region: Arabic Literature

Genre: Drama

Topic: Books, War, Classics, Historical fiction, Short Stories, drama, tragedy

Country/Region of Manufacture: Palestinian Territories

Number of Pages: 117