{"product_id":"recognising-the-stranger","title":"Isabella Hammad: Recognising the Stranger [2024] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*FROM THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eENTER GHOST\u003c\/i\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eRecognising the Stranger \u003c\/i\u003ecombines \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\u003eAward-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Parisian \u003c\/i\u003eand \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\u003eMoving 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hammad, Isabella","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48993493320019,"sku":"9781911717379","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/hammad-isabella-hammad-isabella-recognising-the-stranger-2024-paperback-9781911717379-57262155858259.jpg?v=1727297044","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/recognising-the-stranger","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}