Adania Shibli: 2 books

A new award-winning novel from the acclaimed author of TouchA young woman, asked at work to write a letter to an older man, does as she is told. So begins an enigmatic but passionate love affair conducted entirely in letters. A love affair? Maybe. Until his letters stop coming. Or… maybe the letters...

Touch centers on a girl, the youngest of nine sisters in a Palestinian family. In the singular world of this novella, this young woman’s everyday experiences-watching a funeral procession, fighting with her siblings, learning to read, perhaps falling in love-resonate until they have become as weighty...