Description: This collection of important stories by novelist, journalist, teacher, and Palestinian activist Ghassan Kanafani includes the stunning novella Men in the Sun (1962), the basis of the movie The Dupes (1972, directed by Tewfik Saleh). Also in the volume are "The Land of Sad Oranges" (1958), "'If You Were a Horse...'" (1961), "A Hand in the Grave" (1962), "The Falcon" (1961), "Letter from Gaza" (1956), and an excerpt from Umm Saad (1969). In the unsparing clarity of his writing, Kanafani offers the reader a gritty look at the agonized world of Palestine and the adjoining Middle East.Born in Acre (northern Palestine) in 1936, Ghassan Kanafani was a major spokesman for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and founding editor of its weekly magazine Al-Hadaf. His novels, short stories, and plays have been published in sixteen languages. He was assassinated in a car-bomb explosion in Beirut in 1972.
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Book Title: Men in the sun
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: Vintage Books
Age Level: Adults, Young Adults
Original Language: Arabic
Intended Audience: Adults
Publication Year: 1963
Type: Novel
Format: Paperback
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Era: 1960s
Author: Ghassan Kanafani غسان كنفاني
Cultural Region: Arabic Literature
Genre: Drama
Topic: Books, War, Classics, Historical fiction, Short Stories, drama, tragedy
Country/Region of Manufacture: Palestinian Territories
Number of Pages: 117
