The Stars Shine Brighter
A Father and Son in Gaza
$46.53
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2026
Summary
A Palestinian journalist’s extraordinary account of family, survival, and resilience amid the ongoing genocide.
On the morning of October 7, 2023, Rami Abou Jamous is already packed. A respected francophone journalist from Palestine, he quickly grasps what the scale of the Israeli response will be. His emergency bag containing passports, clothes, medical supplies, and cash is never far away—Rami is the father of a two-year-old son, Walid, whom he must protect at all costs, physically …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781635425857 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1635425859 |
| Author: | Rami Abou Jamous, Lilya Melkonian, Adriana Hunter |
| Publisher: | Other Press LLC |
| Imprint: | Other Press LLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm |
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Critics Review
“Heartrending…a powerful testament to the sacrifices Palestinian journalists continue to make to report on the atrocities committed against their homeland.” —Publishers Weekly
“There is some of Life Is Beautiful’s Roberto Benigni in Rami Abou Jamous.” —La Tribune Dimanche
“[Abou Jamous’s articles] are an exceptional source of information…In The Stars Shine Brighter, he doesn’t use the vocabulary of resistance to describe in minute detail how you become habituated to a ‘half-life’…He speaks of love, of his love for his son Walid.” —En attendant Nadeau
About The Author
Rami Abou Jamous
Rami Abou Jamous is a Palestinian journalist and three-time winner of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for war correspondents, which pays tribute to those who work in hazardous conditions to provide access to information.
Adriana Hunter studied French and Drama at the University of London. She has translated more than ninety books, including Marc Petitjean’s The Heart—Frida Kahlo in Paris and Herve Le Tellier’s The Anomaly and Electrico W, winner of the French-American Foundation’s 2013 Translation Prize in Fiction. She lives in Kent, England.
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