Anthology of short fiction by young Palestinian writers from Gaza, edited by scholar and educator Refaat Alareer, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in December 2023. Collected as a response to Israel's 2008-09 war on Gaza, also known as "Operation Cast Lead," the stories respond to the recurring cycles of Israeli bombardment and siege. In this anthology, writers bear witness to displacement, loss, and the persistence of Palestinian cultural life under blockade. A testament to Alareer's legacy of nurturing Palestinian writing under siege. An essential collection for students of Palestinian literature and anyone seeking to understand Gaza's cultural life under blockade, the literary legacy of Refaat Alareer, and Palestinian storytelling as a form of resistance.
