02294nam a22002897a 4500 OSt 20260803094257.0 260318b2025 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9789815323726 hard cover FEU CAVITE LIBRARY SHS 956.94 Al31l 2025 Alzaqzooq, Mohammed ; Alshaer, Mahmoud author Letters from Gaza : by the people, from the year / Alzaqzooq, Mohammed ; Alshaer, Mahmoud. Singapore, Penguin Random House 2025. xix, 188 pages 1199 PHP Fully Booked ArabLit Quarterly & Books Introduction, No answer to satisfy, Tell the sun not to blaze so bright, The sea, slow and tired, carries me to the harbour of the sun, Afterword As the year 2023 came to an end, and wistfulness filled the air with hopes for the new tidings; the whole world was left startled with the unfolding of the largest humanitarian crisis of this century. While we lamented at the visuals of unimaginable destruction, loss, and unsurmountable pain, there were people living that reality. Men, women, and children with plans for the weekend and dreams to fulfill; many wrapping their chores early to take a walk by the sea. Millions of such diverse individuals who were now only spoken of words wrapped in tragedy; all merged into one. Surviving war isn't a blanket experience; there are many facets which remain unheard. This collection is pertinent in bringing focus to the diverse human stories behind the crisis, the emotions that rang loudly in the silence of the night, when the shutters went down and the dust had settled. Throughout the year, 30 people living in the Gaza strip, of varied ages and ethnographies, penned their feelings, fears, memories, thoughts, and hopes on the tempestuous days of war. Each story is a reminder of the world held within every person and how humanity at large was at stake with them--Publisher's description "Gaza deserves to be heard and this book does it so well!" --Gideon Levy, author, journalist at Haaretz Gaza strip History Israel-Palestine War Saif, Atef Abu Introduction by SH0808 ddc BK 0 13551 13551 0 0 ddc 0 0 BED BED BED 2026-03-18 Fully Booked 0 SHS 956.94 Al31l 2025 SH0808 2026-06-18 00:00:00 2026-03-18 BK