Basma Ghalayini

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Twelve Palestinian writers were asked to imagine life in their country in 2048, a hundred years after the displacement of half of their population. They are not very cheerful stories, some imagining a sclerotic peace process agreed between now and then that fails to deliver much improvement in the lives of those affected, but most expecting continued stalemate and corrosion. “N” by Majd Kayyal imagines parallel worlds, one Palestinian, one Israeli, controlling the same territory in adjacent universes. The black humour of “Application 39” by Ahmed Masoud sees the Olympic Games brought to Gaza. Sad and effective.… (mehr)

FYI review - this anthology of translated short stories contains the following:
-Introduction by Basma Ghalayini
-Song of the Birds by Saleem Haddad
-Sleep It Off, Dr. Schott by Selma Dabbagh
-N by Majd Kayyal (translated by Thoraya El-Rayyes)
-The Key by Anwar Hamed (translated by Andrew Leber)
-Digital Nation by Emad El-Din Aysha
-Personal Hero by Abdalmuti Maqboul (translated by Yasmine Seale)
-Vengeance by Tasnim Abutabikh
-Application 39 by Ahmed Masoud
-The Association by Samir El-Youssef (translated by Ralph Cormack)
-Commonplace by Rawan Yaghi
-Final Warning by Talal Abu Shawish (translated by Mohamed Ghalaieny)
-The Curse of the Mud Ball Kid by Mazen Maarouf (translated by Jonathan Wright)… (mehr)