LEADER 02642nam 2200505 450 001 9910824131203321 005 20220526015047.0 010 $a1-61797-871-X 010 $a1-61797-870-1 035 $a(CKB)4340000000255105 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5326157 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6242503 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6242503 035 $a(OCoLC)1195822520 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000255105 100 $a20220526d2017 uy 1 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGaza weddings $ea novel /$fIbrahim Nasrallah; translated by Nancy Roberts 210 1$aNew York, New York :$cHoopoe,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (155 pages) 225 1 $aHoopoe Fiction 311 $a977-416-844-5 327 $aIntro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- It was one of those heavy nights -- I told them it was nearly noon -- Sometimes days go by -- Jamal! Jamal! -- Amna, super-neighbor -- Even martyrs don't grow up that fast -- So we can buy the wedding dress -- What are they bombing today? -- I'm always at a loss . . . -- Don't make me laugh! -- Why are you always late? -- I heard her calling -- I knew it was you -- Afraid to leave -- Angels in disguise -- Who would have thought? -- If I were blind -- If I call her, she'll answer -- When he was late, she knocked on our door -- "How could you tell us apart?". 330 $aTwin sisters Randa and Lamis live under the brutal occupation of the Gaza Strip. As neighbors, friends, and strangers are killed, one after another, their identities are blurred by death that strikes so randomly and without warning. Yet just as this terrible cycle continues, so too does the cycle of life. Randa, Lamis, and their friend Amna seek to affirm life, not just survive, by working, playing, loving, matchmaking, planning weddings, and looking to the future. People get married, children are born, and hope springs anew.Eloquent and lyrical, this is a novel of courage and determination, of living life against the odds. 410 0$aHoopoe Fiction 606 $aArabic fiction$vTranslations into English 606 $aPalestinian Arabs$zGaza Strip$vFiction 608 $aDomestic fiction.$2lcgft 615 0$aArabic fiction 615 0$aPalestinian Arabs 676 $a892.736 700 $aNas?r Alla?h$b Ibra?hi?m$0660275 702 $aRoberts$b Nancy N. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824131203321 996 $aGaza weddings$94064708 997 $aUNINA