{"product_id":"sand-catcher-paperback","title":"Sand-Catcher - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOmar Khalifah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Romaine\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sardonic, thrilling fable about collective memory and the many ways it can be saved or subverted.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour young, Palestinian journalists at a Jordanian newspaper are tasked, on account of their heritage, with profiling one of the last living witnesses of the \u003ci\u003eNakba\u003c\/i\u003e, the violent expulsion of native Palestinians by the nascent state of Israel in 1948. Confident that the old man will be all too happy to go on record, the reporters are nonplussed when they are repeatedly, and obscenely, rebuffed. This living witness to history, this secular saint, has no desire to be interviewed, no desire for his memories to be preserved, no desire to serve as an inspiration for the youth of tomorrow. What he wants is to be left alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs threats from the team's editor-in-chief put more and more pressure on the journalists, they must decide just how far they're willing to go to get the old man on the record. After all, what possible weight can one stubborn demand for privacy have when balanced against the imperative to bear witness? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOmar Khalifah's debut novel \u003ci\u003eSand-Catcher\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a polyphonic satire and a tightly plotted tale of suspense. Walking the line between gallows humor, rage, and depthless heartbreak, it is a unique reflection of contemporary Palestinian identity in all its facets.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42190712144007,"sku":"9781566897334","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/092b7507ceb880ada7e7cdf2788b1b3c.webp?v=1733905908","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/sand-catcher-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}