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Recognizing the Stranger

On Palestine and Narrative

by Isabella Hammad
Isabella Hammad
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Nine days before October 7, 2023, award-winning author Isabella Hammad delivered the Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture at Columbia University. 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 seems a turning point in the narrative of human history. Profound and moving, Hammad writes from within the moment, shedding light on the Palestinian struggle for freedom. Recognizing the Stranger 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.
"An urgent work for a devastating time ... Isabella Hammad is as fine a critic as she is a novelist. It is hardly a surprise that she is one of our most astute writers when it comes to Palestine."—Viet Thanh Nguyen
Includes bonus audio read by the author

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  • Release date

    September 24, 2024

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798892749251
      • File size: 71457 KB
      • Duration: 02:28:51

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Novelist Isabella Hammad delivered the Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture at Columbia University in September 2023. In this powerful audiobook, she reads that lecture with poise and urgency. Her voice is assured and firm, inviting listeners to truly sit with the impact of her words. She examines the fight for Palestinian liberation through the lens of fictional and historical narrative, exploring how "aha" moments in fiction do not often lead to action or structural change in the material world. She offers a compelling framework for thinking about narrative in new ways. The audiobook includes an afterword in which she addresses the ongoing genocide in Gaza, as well as a clip of the original lecture. This short listen leaves a lasting impression. L.S. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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