{"product_id":"of-noble-origins-a-palestinian-novel-9789774165429","title":"Of Noble Origins: A Palestinian Novel","description":"The Qahtan are a Palestinian family that claims to have originated in the Arabian Peninsula, descended from the family of the Prophet Muhammad. This connection has given its members a certain ascendancy in their society, and has influenced their cultural and political choices. The true test occurs when the Qahtanis, like other Palestinians, confront two enemies after the First World War: the British Mandate and the Zionist movement. Observing the gradual and increasing illegal Jewish immigration and land appropriation, the Palestinians come to realize they have been betrayed by a power that \"fulfilled their promises to the Jews and reneged on their promises to the Arabs.\" Sahar Khalifeh brings to the forefront the inner conflicts of Palestinian society as it struggles to affirm its cultural and national identity, save its threatened homeland, and maintain a semblance of normalcy in otherwise abnormal circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-183060\"\u003eSahar Khalifeh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American University in Cairo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789774165429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 977416542X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC037000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSahar Khalifeh \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in Nablus in 1941 and is the author of eight novels. She holds a Ph.D. in women's studies and American literature from the University of Iowa. She divides her time between Amman and Nablus. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Inheritance \u003c\/em\u003e(AUC Press, 2005), and \u003cem\u003eThe Image, the Icon, and\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ethe Covenant \u003c\/em\u003e(AUC Press, 2007). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAida Bamia\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor emerita of Arabic language and literature at the University of Florida. She is the translator of \u003cem\u003eThe Inheritance \u003c\/em\u003e(AUC Press, 2005), \u003cem\u003eThe Image, the Icon, and the Covenant\u003c\/em\u003e (AUC Press, 2007), \u003cem\u003ePapa Sartre \u003c\/em\u003eby Ali Bader (AUC Press, 2009), and \u003cem\u003eHeart of the Night\u003c\/em\u003e by Naguib Mahfouz (AUC Press, 2011).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44528094511341,"sku":"9789774165429","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_95e7ef69-664f-47e6-9cae-1a91b203bb29.jpg?v=1701383840","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/of-noble-origins-a-palestinian-novel-9789774165429","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}