{"product_id":"men-in-the-sun-and-other-palestinian-stories","title":"Men in the Sun: And Other Palestinian Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1962, Men in the Sun is both a classic of Arab literature, and of what Kanafani himself would term 'resistance literature'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree Palestinian men embark on a brutal and treacherous odyssey across the Iraqi desert to Kuwait, not for liberation but material betterment. Their driver, a jaded, fat, former freedom fighter, living with his own compromises and contradictions, makes for a garrulous if cavalier companion. Both the indifferent brutality of border bureaucracy and the blank aggression of the sun see that things grow steadily more stark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author's ardent politics are apparent throughout, but the novel's characters are their own beings: ambivalent, conflicted creatures of context. While breezily conversational, with disarming, dreamy strokes of lyricism, this short novel delivers a shuddering and grounding dose of true horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as the titular novella, the book features six short stories, including the timelessly resonant 'Letter From Gaza' , Kanafani's first published work, written when he twenty, and the essential 'The Land of Sad Oranges'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51205010456800,"sku":"9781804298589","price":2860.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781804298589.jpg?v=1774410188","url":"https:\/\/featherheartbooks.com\/ja\/products\/men-in-the-sun-and-other-palestinian-stories","provider":"Featherheart Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}