Men in the Sun
And Other Palestinian Stories
$22.07
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
28 April 2026
Summary
First published in 1962, Men in the Sun is both a classic of Arab literature, and of what Kanafani himself would term ‘resistance literature’.
Three Palestinian men embark on a brutal and treacherous odyssey across the Iraqi desert to Kuwait, not for liberation but material betterment. Their driver, a jaded, fat, former freedom fighter, living with his own compromises and contradictions, makes for a garrulous if cavalier companion. Both the indifferent brutality of border burea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804298589 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804298581 |
| Author: | Ghassan Kanafani, Hilary Kilpatrick |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Imprint: | Verso Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 110g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 274mm x 129mm |
| Series: | Verso Editions |
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Critics Review
A renowned writer of fiction – Sally Rooney
The great Palestinian writer * John Berger *
One of Palestine’s foremost intellectuals and leaders. Kanafani’s universalism and commitment to Palestine will eternally serve as a model – Ilan Pappe
Every now and then in a reading life you pick up a book that leaves an inexpressible imprint on your head and heart. Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories is one. * The Irish Independent *
A blistering collection * The Big Issue *
About The Author
Ghassan Kanafani
Ghassan Kanafani was born in Palestine in 1936, and lived in exile, in Kuwait and then Lebanon, from 1948 when his family were displaced during the Nakba.
He was a prolific writer of novels, short stories, literary criticism and journalism. He was a member of the leadership of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). His literary work combines political urgency with an innovative literary style and powerful storytelling, and he remains one of the most important figures in the history of Arab literature.
He died in 1972 at the age of 36—assassinated, along with his teenaged niece, in a car bombing carried out by Mossad in Beirut.
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