Qissat
Subtitle: Short Stories by Palestinian Women
By: edited by Jo Glanville
Publisher: Telegram
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London, UK
Language: eng
Format: ebook
ISBN-13: 9781846591549
Copyright date: 2006
Other titles: Barefoot Bridge, A Thread Snaps, Other Cities, Me (the Bitch) and Bustanji, "Tales from the Azzinar Quarter, 1984–1987", The Tables Outlived Amin, Pietà, Dates and Bitter Coffee, Local Hospitality, A Single Metre, The Letter, At the Hospital, May God Keep Love in a Cool and Dry Place, Umm Kulthoum at Midnight, Her Tale, My Shoe Size and Other People’s Views on the Matter!
First sentence: When I began looking for stories for this anthology, I had a number of aims and expectations.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Glossary; title: Randa Jarrar, Barefoot Bridge; title: Huzama Habayeb, A Thread Snaps; title: Liana Badr, Other Cities; title: Selma Dabbagh, Me (the Bitch) and Bustanji; title: Basima Takrouri, Tales from the Azzinar Quarter, 1984–1987; title: Nuha Samara, The Tables Outlived Amin; title: Jean Said Makdisi, Pietà; title: Donia ElAmal Ismaeel, Dates and Bitter Coffee; title: Naomi Shihab Nye, Local Hospitality; title: Raeda Taha, A Single Metre; title: Laila al-Atrash, The Letter; title: Samah al-Shaykh, At the Hospital; title: Adania Shibli, May God Keep Love in a Cool and Dry Place; title: Nathalie Handal, Umm Kulthoum at Midnight; title: Samira Azzam, Her Tale; title: Nibal Thawabteh, My Shoe Size and Other People’s Views on the Matter!; title: Biographical Notes; title: Acknowledgements