{"product_id":"passage-to-the-plaza-hardcover","title":"Passage to the Plaza - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSahar Khalifeh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSawad Hussain\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Bab Al-Saha, a quarter of Nablus, Palestine, sits a house of ill repute. In it lives Nuzha, a young woman ostracized from and shamed by her community. When the Intifada breaks out, Nuzha's abode unexpectedly becomes a sanctuary for those in the quarter: Hussam, an injured resistance fighter; Samar, a university researcher exploring the impact of the Intifada on women's lives; and Sitt Zakia, the pious midwife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the furnace of conflict at the heart of the 1987 Intifada, notions of freedom, love, respectability, nationhood, the rights of women, and Palestinian identity--both among the reluctant residents of the house and the inhabitants of the quarter at large--will be melted and re-forged. Vividly recounted through the eyes of its female protagonists, \u003ci\u003ePassage to the Plaza\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking story that shatters the myth of a uniform gendered experience of conflict. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSahar Khalifeh\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Nablus in 1941 and is one of the most prominent Palestinian writers of our time. She is the author of eleven novels, all of which deal with the situation of the Palestinians under occupation. \u003cb\u003eSawad Hussain\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator living in Cambridge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763391234336,"sku":"9780857427700","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/017d82011891fb61770a8195b7f96e55.webp?v=1780234325","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/passage-to-the-plaza-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}