Touch centers on a girl, the youngest of nine sisters in a Palestinian family.
We find ourselves mesmerized one quiet ripple at a time..
Here every ordinary word, ordinary action is a small stone dropped into water: of inevitable consequence.
In a language that feels at once natural and alienated, Shibli breaks with the traditions of modern Arabic fiction, creating a work that has been and will continue to be hailed across literatures.
The smallest sensations compel, the events of history only lurk at the edges--the question of Palestine, the massacre at Sabra and Shatila.
In the singular world of this novella, this young woman\'s everyday experiences resonate until they have become as weighty as any national tragedy.
Touch centers on a girl, the youngest of nine sisters in a Palestinian family
