A Balcony over the Fakihani (Emerging Voices: New International Fiction)

Rating:
Summary: Elegantly written and well-translated novel
Review: Liyanah Badr shares the experience of a Palestinian woman who has lived the resistance to Israeli occupation in its earliest stages. She provides insight into a world very few western readers will ever have exposure to, although it defines a critical period in the history and lives of thousands of Palestinians and Arabs. Her writing is lucid and quitely powerful, and her characters will stay with you for a long time.