The Days of Gaza (01) - Softcover

Ahmed, Rajuan

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798235919877

Verlag: Rajuan Ahmed, 2026

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The collection of interconnected stories, "The Days of Gaza," explores the deep human suffering and shared trauma of Palestinians and Israelis in the midst of the ongoing conflict. The central narrative focuses on Abira, a Palestinian schoolteacher. Moved by a shared dream with an injured Israeli girl named Shir, she resolves to tell both their stories, recognizing their common pain. Other stories in the collection depict acts like desperate escape, a rescue that forms a bond between a Palestinian girl and an Israeli soldier, and a forbidden love between a Palestinian artist and an Israeli analyst. Ultimately, the work champions the idea that pain and trauma transcend borders, emphasizing that empathy and storytelling are crucial acts of resistance (Sumud) necessary to end the cycle of revenge.

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Rajuan Ahmed writes quietly. His stories don't shout. They build from small moments, the kind most people overlook. Ordinary lives supply his material; he turns their everyday struggles into lasting fiction.

He started in the early nineties. His first short story, "Abhagi" (The Unfortunate Woman), was written in 1991, during his college years. During university, he turned to the visual medium. Screenwriting pulled him in. "Marriage Station," his debut television drama, took off unexpectedly and made his name in television. More dramas followed across multiple channels, and audiences embraced them.

He finished his Master's in 1999 and joined a corporation. The day job did not kill his writing. Through those years, he continued publishing short stories, essays, and columns in national dailies, earning a steady readership.

He also writes songs. His lyrics carry a distinct rhythm, and they have found a wide audience. National awards have recognized his contributions to both literature and music.

His range spans short stories, novels, poetry, television dramas, songs, and essays. He works in all of them with a distinct voice, understated but sharp, leaning on small psychological turns rather than grand declarations. His notable books include Ek Mutho Golpo, Sondeher Chhaya, Mayabi Muhurto, Shonkher Shopoth, Shobde Tumi, Alokkchhaya, Shopner Chakri, Shesh Surjer Alo, The Days of Gaza, Love of the Forest Bird, Death Break, The Shadow of War, Opekkhhar Chhaya, and O-Jol Nirbashon.

He avoids publicity. Art, he believes, holds its own weight. So he writes in silence, tracking what people leave unsaid and how time presses on the human mind.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Rajuan Ahmed
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798235919877
• Einband: Paperback
• Anzahl der Seiten: 110
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