{"product_id":"9781911717379-recognising-the-stranger","title":"Recognising the Stranger","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Palestine and Narrative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A book that calls us to witness our place in history’ Sally Rooney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn urgent and moving essay on the Palestinian struggle and the power of narrative from the Women’s Prize shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eEnter Ghost.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author 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, \u003ci\u003eRecognising the Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant melding of literary and cultural analysis in which Hammad sheds true light on the Palestinian struggle for freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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'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'Extraordinary and amazingly erudite' \u003cb\u003eRASHID KHALIDI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41695557419105,"sku":"9781911717379","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32268893.jpg?v=1741220234","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781911717379-recognising-the-stranger","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}