Recognizing the Stranger

On Palestine and Narrative

Author  Isabella Hammad
Recognizing the Stranger

From the award-winning author of The Parisian and Enter Ghost comes an outstanding essay on the Palestinian struggle and the power of narrative.

Longlisted for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism
One of Dazed 's Best Books of 2024

Nine days before October 7, 2023, award-winning author Isabella Hammad delivered the Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture at Columbia University. The text of Hammad’s seminal speech and her afterword, written in the early weeks of 2024, together make up a searing appraisal of the war on Palestine during what seems a turning point in the narrative of human history.

Profound and moving, Hammad writes from within the moment, shedding light on the Palestinian struggle for freedom. Recognizing the Stranger is a brilliant…

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September 24, 2024
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