--- product_id: 5607511 title: "Palestine's Children: Returning to Haifa & Other Stories" price: "S$38" currency: SGD in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5607511-palestines-children-returning-to-haifa-and-other-stories store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # Palestine's Children: Returning to Haifa & Other Stories **Price:** S$38 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Palestine's Children: Returning to Haifa & Other Stories - **How much does it cost?** S$38 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5607511-palestines-children-returning-to-haifa-and-other-stories) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description " Palestine's Children offers the concerned reader an excellent work wherein the translation maintains the powerful spirit that animates the Arabic original."—Aida A. Bamia, Journal of Third World Studies "[Kanafani] unabashedly depicts the hardship of life in the refugee camps, the agony of succumbing to numerous political or ideological shifts, and life nearly devoid of hope.... The novella Returning to Haifa speaks volumes about the enduring traumas of war.... In a moving, concise manner, this story touches upon many small issues that together contribute to the conflict between the Palestinians and Zionists including identity, language, class strife, and the deceptively difficult task of defining ‘homeland.'"—Christine Dykgraaf, MESA Bulletin "Politics and the novel," Ghassan Kanafani once said, "are an indivisible case." Fadl al-Naqib reflected that Kanafani "wrote the Palestinian story, then he was written by it." His narratives offer entry into the Palestinian experience of the conflict that has anguished the people of the Middle East for more than a century. In Palestine's Children , each story involves a child--a child who is victimized by political events and circumstances, but who nevertheless participates in the struggle toward a better future. As in Kanafani's other fiction, these stories explore the need to recover the past--the lost homeland--by action. At the same time, written by a major talent, they have a universal appeal. This edition includes the translators' contextual introduction and a short biography of the author. CONTENTS: Introduction— K.E. Riley and B. Harlow . The Slope. Paper from Ramleh. A Present for the Holiday. The Child Borrows His Uncle's Gun and Goes East to Safad. Doctor Qassim Talks to Eva About Mansur Who Has Arrived in Safad. Abu al-Hassan Ambushes an English Car. The Child, His Father, and the Gun Go to the Citadel at Jaddin. The Child Goes to the Camp. The Child Discovers that the Key Looks Like an Axe. Suliman's Friend Learns Many Things in One Night. Hamid Stops Listening to the Uncles' Stories. Guns in the Camp. He Was a Child That Day. Six Eagles and a Child. Returning to Haifa. Review: Highly recommend for your library - Highly recommend reading this, especially with the current political climate with everything going on. Learned so much about Palestine and how the land has been there for thousands of years until Israel invaded in 1948. Sad nothing has changed and gotten better for them. I pray for the people of Palestine. Review: An Absolute Masterpiece... - Why isn't this writer better known in the West? These stories deserve to be as celebrated as James Joyce's "Dubliners." This powerful collection is gripping -- each story a gem. Riveting. Explosive. Often literally. The novella "Returning To Haifa" in the collection has the power and complexity of Joyce's "The Dead." Emotionally wrenching and utterly unsparing of the motives of ALL the characters -- on all sides. Kananfani's stories have the intensity of Dostoyevsky...but written in the pared-down, tightly-focused, hard-edged style of Hemingway. All I'll add is: Brace yourself. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #138,370 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,825 in Short Stories (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 98 Reviews | ## Images ![Palestine's Children: Returning to Haifa & Other Stories - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71EWYQ5luJL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommend for your library *by A***A on November 13, 2023* Highly recommend reading this, especially with the current political climate with everything going on. Learned so much about Palestine and how the land has been there for thousands of years until Israel invaded in 1948. Sad nothing has changed and gotten better for them. I pray for the people of Palestine. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Absolute Masterpiece... *by B***S on December 13, 2024* Why isn't this writer better known in the West? These stories deserve to be as celebrated as James Joyce's "Dubliners." This powerful collection is gripping -- each story a gem. Riveting. Explosive. Often literally. The novella "Returning To Haifa" in the collection has the power and complexity of Joyce's "The Dead." Emotionally wrenching and utterly unsparing of the motives of ALL the characters -- on all sides. Kananfani's stories have the intensity of Dostoyevsky...but written in the pared-down, tightly-focused, hard-edged style of Hemingway. All I'll add is: Brace yourself. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perspective *by P***D on September 10, 2024* I can see why this material could be seen as incendiary. There are many who might prefer that it didn’t even exist. Yet if we truly want to move forward in any civilized or humane way, we must understand and embrace perspectives that are not our own. The perspectives are far more important than any historical interpretations could ever be. ## Frequently Bought Together - Palestine's Children: Returning to Haifa & Other Stories - Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories - On Zionist Literature --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5607511-palestines-children-returning-to-haifa-and-other-stories](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5607511-palestines-children-returning-to-haifa-and-other-stories) --- *Product available on Desertcart Singapore* *Store origin: SG* *Last updated: 2026-11-12*