{"product_id":"9781804298589","title":"Men in the Sun: And Other Palestinian Stories","description":"Author:\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781804298589\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1962, \u003ci\u003eMen in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e is both a classic of Arab literature, and of what Kanafani himself would term 'resistance literature'. \u003cbr\u003eThree Palestinian men embark on a brutal and treacherous odyssey across the Iraqi desert to Kuwait, not for liberation but material betterment. Their driver, a jaded, fat, former freedom fighter, living with his own compromises and contradictions, makes for a garrulous if cavalier companion. Both the indifferent brutality of border bureaucracy and the blank aggression of the sun see that things grow steadily more stark.\u003cbr\u003eThe author's ardent politics are apparent throughout, but the novel's characters are their own beings- ambivalent, conflicted creatures of context. While breezily conversational, with disarming, dreamy strokes of lyricism, this short novel delivers a shuddering and grounding dose of true horror.\u003cbr\u003eAs well as the titular novella, the book features six short stories, including the timelessly resonant 'Letter From Gaza' , Kanafani's first published work, written when he twenty, and the essential 'The Land of Sad Oranges'.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655874465950,"sku":"UBD-9781804298589","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781804298589.jpg?v=1774836083","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781804298589","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}