Recognising the Stranger

On Palestine and Narrative

Isabella Hammad

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English

Fern Press
26 September 2024

Literary theory; Middle Eastern history; Genocide & ethnic cleansing; Human rights

An outstanding and moving essay on the Palestinian struggle, Edward Said and the power of narrative

FROM THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION-SHORTLISTED AND RSL ENCORE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF ENTER GHOST

Award-winning author of The Parisian and Enter Ghost Isabella Hammad delivered the Edward W. Said Lecture at Columbia University nine days before 7 October 2023. The text of Hammad's seminal speech and her afterword written in the early weeks of 2024 together make up a searing appraisal of the war on Palestine during what feels like a turning point in the narrative of human history.

Moving and erudite, Hammad writes from within the moment, shedding light on the Palestinian struggle for freedom. Recognising the Stranger is a brilliant melding of literary and cultural analysis by one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and a foremost writer of fiction in the world today.

PRAISE FOR RECOGNISING THE STRANGER

'Recognising the Stranger combines intellectual brilliance with moral clarity and profound resoluteness of purpose.' SALLY ROONEY

'A pitch-perfect example of how the novelist can get to the heart of the matter better than a million argumentative articles. Hammad shows us how the Palestinian struggle is the story of humanity itself, and asks us not to look away but to see ourselves.' MAX PORTER

'Hammad's writing burns with fierce intelligence, humane insight and righteous anger. For those at risk of despair, doubtful of the role literature has to play in times of crisis, it is a reminder of the radical potential of reading and the possibility of change.' OLIVIA SUDJIC

'Extraordinary and amazingly erudite. Hammad shows how art and especially literature can be much, much more revealing than political writing.' RASHID KHALIDI

By: Isabella Hammad
Imprint: Fern Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 160mm, Width: 113mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 72g
ISBN: 9781911717379
ISBN 10: 1911717375
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 26 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Isabella Hammad is the author of The Parisian and Enter Ghost. She has been shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the RSL Ondaatje Prize, and has been awarded the RSL Encore Prize, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, the Plimpton Prize for Fiction, the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Palestine Book Award and a Betty Trask Award. She has received fellowships from MacDowell and the Lannan Foundation. In 2023, she was included as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists.

Reviews for Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative

Hammad is a pretty flawless writer * The Times * Isabella Hammad is incapable of striking a false note Hammad . . . is both a delicate writer and an exact one * New York Times Book Review * Hammad is a calm and vital storyteller, a writer of real rhythmic grace Hammad is a natural storyteller * Guardian *