If I Must Die
Poetry and Prose
$34.84
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2026
Summary
‘If I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale.’
This rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian poet and professor, Refaat Alareer, brings together his marvellous poetry and deeply human writing about literature, teaching, politics, and family.
The renowned poet and literature professor Refaat Alareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City alongside his brother, sister, and nephews in December 2023. He was just forty-four years old, but…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781682196618 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1682196615 |
| Author: | Refaat Alareer, Yousef M. Aljamal |
| Publisher: | OR Books |
| Imprint: | OR Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 126mm x 189mm |
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Praise for the hardback edition:
#1 on CounterPunch’s Top 15 Books of 2024 | Listed Among the Top 10 Books of 2024 by The New Arab
“Refaat left us, but his word must not.”
—Mosab Abu Toha
“Offering a deeply personal window on Israeli violence in Gaza, this shouldn’t be missed.”
—Starred review in Publishers Weekly
“Alareer was one of the most important literary voices of Palestine—a poet, essayist, and professor of English literature whose work has changed the lives of countless people, both in Gaza and far beyond”
—Current Affairs
“Alareer’s writing transforms trauma, death and despair into words and into poetry, occasionally rising to true greatness.”
—Jewish Voice for Labour
“It is a book that contains fragments of a visionary’s blueprint for liberation.”
—Middle East Eye
“Voice of Gaza’ lives on: Refaat Alareer’s poetic defiance honoured in posthumous book”
—New Arab
“A remarkable posthumous collection of poetry and other writings is a tragic document of genocide, and a beacon of hope for a Palestinian future.”
—The Morning Star
Refaat Alareer
Refaat Alareer gained his PhD with a dissertation on the poetry of John Donne. He taught English Literature at the Islamic University of Gaza, now destroyed. He is the editor of two collections of writing by his students, Gaza Writes Back and Gaza Unsilenced. His journalism featured in The New York Times, and he appeared on the BBC, ABC News, and Democracy Now. He was a volunteer at the Gaza Zoo.
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