{"product_id":"recognising-the-stranger-tpb-9781911717379","title":"Recognising the Stranger","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished: 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 83\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9781911717379\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eFROM THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION-SHORTLISTED AND RSL ENCORE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eENTER GHOST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Parisian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnter Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Moving and erudite, Hammad writes from within the moment, shedding light on the Palestinian struggle for freedom. \u003ci\u003eRecognising the Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eRECOGNISING THE STRANGER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eRecognising the Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e combines \u003cb\u003eintellectual brilliance\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003emoral clarity\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eprofound resoluteness of purpose\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003eSALLY ROONEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003cb\u003epitch-perfect\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003ethe story of humanity\u003c\/b\u003e itself, and \u003cb\u003easks us not to look away but to see ourselves\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003eMAX PORTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Hammad's writing burns with \u003cb\u003efierce intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehumane insight\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003erighteous anger\u003c\/b\u003e. For those at risk of despair, doubtful of the role literature has to play in times of crisis, it is a reminder of the \u003cb\u003eradical potential of reading\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003epossibility of change\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003eOLIVIA SUDJIC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eExtraordinary and amazingly erudite\u003c\/b\u003e. Hammad shows how art and especially literature can be much, much more revealing than political writing.' \u003cb\u003eRASHID KHALIDI\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040616186103,"sku":"9781911717379","price":261.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/3973\/5543\/files\/17928073482868.jpg?v=1787784353","url":"https:\/\/www.2027textbooks.co.za\/products\/recognising-the-stranger-tpb-9781911717379","provider":"2027Textbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}