Men in the Sun: And Other Palestinian Stories

A classic of Arabic fiction and of what Kanafani termed 'resistance literature' First published in 1962, <i>Men in the Sun</i> is both a classic of Arab literature, and of what Kanafani himself would term 'resistance literature'. <br><br>Three Palestinian men embark on a brutal and treacherous odyssey across the Iraqi desert to Kuwait, not for liberation but material betterment. Their driver, a jaded, fat, former freedom fighter, living with his own compromises and contradictions, makes for a garrulous if cavalier companion. Both the indifferent brutality of border bureaucracy and the blank aggression of the sun see that things grow steadily more stark.<br><br>The author's ardent politics are apparent throughout, but the novel's characters are their own beings: ambivalent, conflicted creatures of context. While breezily conversational, with disarming, dreamy strokes of lyricism, this short novel delivers a shuddering and grounding dose of true horror.<br><br>As well as the titular novella, the book features six short stories, including the timelessly resonant 'Letter From Gaza' , Kanafani's first published work, written when he twenty, and the essential 'The Land of Sad Oranges'.

• | Author: Ghassan Kanafani, Hilary Kilpatrick
• | Publisher: Verso Books
• | Publication Date: Oct 07, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781804298589
• | ISBN-10: 1804298581