A review by mjbeens
The Book of Gaza: A City in Short Fiction by Atef Abu Saif

4.0

This is a powerful collection of short stories written by authors of a Palestinian background. Some stories were more hard-hitting than others, and in one or two cases the story seemed to get slightly lost in translation. However, you read this not for its quality of writing but for what it portrays, a glimpse into every-day life in a city under much media scrutiny. Together these stories tell tales of oppression, hope, friendship and love, reminding us that there is so much more to Gaza than war and struggle.

‘Gaza became known as the exporter or oranges and short stories’.