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In the Presence of Absence by Mahmoud Darwish

In the Presence of Absence

Mahmoud Darwish

171 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0readbyraisin's review
nonfiction literary poetry emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Water & Salt by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

Water & Salt

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

96 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0readbyraisin's review
nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
Forest of Noise: Poems by Mosab Abu Toha

Forest of Noise: Poems

Mosab Abu Toha

80 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0readbyraisin's review
nonfiction memoir poetry dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative by Isabella Hammad

Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative

Isabella Hammad

80 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0readbyraisin's review
nonfiction philosophy politics challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Journal of an Ordinary Grief by Mahmoud Darwish

Journal of an Ordinary Grief

Mahmoud Darwish

175 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0readbyraisin's review
nonfiction autobiography essays literary poetry politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
For Bread Alone by Mohamed Choukri

For Bread Alone

السيرة الذاتية

Mohamed Choukri

213 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

5.0readbyraisin's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir reflective slow-paced
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi

319 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0readbyraisin's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
Jaded by Ela Lee

Jaded

Ela Lee

384 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0readbyraisin's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0readbyraisin's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha

Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza

Mosab Abu Toha

129 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0readbyraisin's review
nonfiction memoir poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced