Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Susan Abulhawa

Quote by Susan Abulhawa

Work

Mornings in Jenin

Mornings in Jenin is a fictional narrative that delves into the lives of its characters amidst the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The story is centered in the village of Jenin, where the author examines the dynamics of family relationships and the impact of political turmoil on individual lives. more

Author

Susan Abulhawa
Susan Abulhawa

Susan Abulhawa (born 1970) is a Palestinian-American writer and human rights activist. She is best known for her novel 'Mornings in Jenin', which explores the impact of the 1948 Nakba on a Palestinian family. Her work focuses on Palestinian identity, exile, and resistance, blending personal narrative with historical context. Abulhawa also founded the nonprofit 'Palestine Children's Relief Fund', supporting children in Gaza. Her writing and activism have gained international recognition, though her stance has sparked debate. more

You May Also Like

“I stalk certain words... I catch them in mid-flight, as they buzz past, I trap them, clean them, peel them, I set myself in front of the dish, they have a crystalline texture to me, vibrant, ivory, vegetable, oily, like fruit, like algae, like agates, like olives... I stir them, I shake them, I drink them, I gulp them down, I mash them, I garnish them... I leave them in my poem like stalactites, like slivers of polished wood, like coals, like pickings from a shipwreck, gifts from the waves... Everything exists in the word.”

PastCertainFrontsDrinkCleanFruitWaveWoodsFlightShakesVegetablesDishesTrapsCoalTextureStalkingPolishedBuzzOlivesIvoryShipwreckAlgae
Author:Pablo Neruda
Create image