Under the Gaze of Angels - by Said Habib (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A heartwarming debut collection that paints a vivid portrait of Palestinian life pre-1948 and beyond<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Under the Gaze of Angels</i> offers treasured views of family and neighborhood life, native to the Galilee, in the years leading up to and following the upheavals of 1948. <p/>A collection of four stories, told with simplicity and warmth, they include three set during the time of British mandate rule: "Zuha and the Book Vendor," "The English Gramophone," and "Yildiz the Turkish Woman." These are followed by the book's title work, a remembrance that travels from childhood to elder years, pursued by loss. Imagined or recalled in exile, these vivid, evocative mementos quietly disarm the violence that surrounds them, restoring a stolen past to memory under the gaze of angels.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Crafted with labor to keep the heart free from hate, these beautiful stories allowed me the enormous privilege of access to a Palestine I'd never have otherwise known..."--Isabel Huggan<br><br>"Said Habib's debut text is an enchanting retrospection of Palestinians lives, and how previously mundane realities were then impacted by political events. It is a poignant reminder of the power of memory and Palestinian existence as resistance ... Habib's collection of stories are a delicate balance between the political and the personal, where the latter is unraveled in anecdotes and narratives that bring Palestinian lives closer to the reader ... [His] prose is detailed and the stories are touching, providing an insight into Palestinian lives ... Bringing daily life experiences closer to non-Palestinians makes the Palestinian experience more tangible and vivid, for the reader to identify with the feelings, if not the experience, of being Palestinian."--The New Arab<br><br>"[I]mpressive ... consistently entertaining, remarkably original, and compelling short story collection ... Under the Gaze of Angels is a simply outstanding and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, community, college and university library Literary Fiction collections."--Midwest Book Review<br>
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