Palestine + 100: Stories from a Century after the Nakba by Basma Ghalayini

Palestine + 100: Stories from a Century after the Nakba

Futures Past

Basma Ghalayini

222 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
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Palestine + 100 poses a question to twelve Palestinian writers: what might your country look like in the year 2048 – a century after the tragedies and trauma of what has come to be called the Nakba. How might this event – which, in 1948, saw the e...

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Moods

reflective 71%
dark 61%
challenging 59%
sad 47%
emotional 40%
tense 38%
adventurous 19%
hopeful 19%
mysterious 16%
informative 11%
inspiring 4%
funny 2%

Pace

medium 76%
fast 17%
slow 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 61% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 15% | Character: 7%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 32% | Yes: 16% | No: 12%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 58% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 12% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 77% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 52% | No: 17% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 13%

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