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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
Every time a new Palestinian literary piece of work is published, a fresh narrative of the Palestinian struggle surfaces and reminds us of the heterogeneity of the Palestinian experience. In The Stone House, Hawari gives us glimpses to some not-so-common Palestinian narratives. This novella by Yara Hawari contains musings from three characters (Mahmoud, Dheeba, and Hamda) from three different generations, thus three distinct experiences of living in Palestine. Although these three characters were inspired by Hawari’s father, grandmother, and great-grandmother, the stories in The Stone House re…