{"product_id":"recognising-the-stranger-von-isabella-hammad","title":"Recognising the Stranger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn outstanding and moving essay on the Palestinian struggle and the power of narrative from the Women's Prize for Fiction-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eEnter Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Combines \u003cb\u003eintellectual brilliance\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003emoral clarity\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eprofound resoluteness of purpose\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eSALLY ROONEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Parisian \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEnter Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e Isabella Hammad delivered the Edward W. Said Lecture at Columbia University nine days before 7 October 2023. The text of Hammad's seminal speech and her afterword written in the early weeks of 2024 together make up a searing appraisal of the war on Palestine during what feels like a turning point in the narrative of human history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving and erudite, Hammad writes from within the moment, shedding light on the Palestinian struggle for freedom. \u003ci\u003eRecognising the Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant melding of literary and cultural analysis by one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of Young British Novelists and a foremost writer of fiction in the world today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hammad shows us how the Palestinian struggle is \u003cb\u003ethe story of humanity\u003c\/b\u003e itself, and \u003cb\u003easks us not to look away but to see ourselves\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eMAX PORTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A supremely gifted communicator' \u003cb\u003eMICHAEL MAGEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A reminder of the \u003cb\u003eradical potential of reading\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003epossibility of change\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eOLIVIA SUDJIC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Extraordinary and amazingly erudite' \u003cb\u003eRASHID KHALIDI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781911717379\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOn Palestine and Narrative\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9781911717379","offer_id":48356490182981,"sku":"9781911717379","price":13.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/3ce667bc-b210-4222-a629-8ad6c3c3021f.jpg?v=1780460327","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/recognising-the-stranger-von-isabella-hammad","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}