Forgotten

Shehadeh is engaged, forensic, alert to history’s weight but unwilling to let it crush him… Shehadeh’s books are like beacons held up against the darkness of Israeli oppression. Forgotten is perhaps the brightest light of all * Observer *Again and again, I thought of WG Sebald as I read Forgotten. The resemblance lies not only in the mournful elegance of the prose but also in its method: a meditative excavation of history embedded in the landscape * Guardian *A heartbreaking, hopeful look at how Palestinian culture endures in spite of the occupation * Irish Times *Slim but profound * New Statesman *An illuminating and poignant journey through Palestine’s past and present…a tender and undeterred love letter to a contested land * Publishers Weekly *A valuable record of Palestine, as told by two eloquent and erudite observers * Markaz Review *An inspiring account… insightful * Georgraphical *Thought-provoking and uplifting, written with such appreciation for Palestinian history and culture, such love of nature and such concern for the environment. While Forgotten works as an entity, each chapter can be read as self-standing reflections on the search for Palestine’s hidden places and monuments * Morning Star *This precious jewel of a book is a call to preserve the past in order to secure the future. Its hauntingly evocative prose stays with you long after its final pages have been turned * Middle East Eye *The authors have a profound and subtle understanding of history [and] remind us of the astonishing heritage of this sliver of land… Shehadeh’s political and historical analysis is sharp and unsentimental… A really beautiful book * Church Times *Praise for Rajah Shehadeh: In his moral clarity and baring of the heart … Shehadeh recalls writers such as Ghassan Kanafani and Primo Levi * New York Times *A buoy in a sea of bleakness – Rachel KushnerPalestine’s greatest prose writer * Observer *Profoundly personal as well as historically significant … A quiet and deeply felt book – Hisham Matar * The New York Times *Insightful, surprising, and moving – Kamila Shamsie

Raja Shehadeh is Palestine’s leading writer. A lawyer and human rights activist, he is the author of the Orwell Prize-winning Palestinian Walks.

Penny Johnson is a founding member of the Institute of Women’s Studies at Birzeit University, a Contributing Editor of the Jerusalem Quarterly and author of Companions in Conflict.