ARGONAUT BOOKS

Shehadeh is engaged, forensic, alert to history's weight but unwilling to let it crush him... Shehadeh's books are like beacons held up against the darkness of Israeli oppression. Forgotten is perhaps the brightest light of allObserverAgain and again, I thought of WG Sebald as I read Forgotten. The resemblance lies not only in the mournful elegance of the prose but also in its method: a meditative excavation of history embedded in the landscapeGuardianA heartbreaking, hopeful look at how Palestinian culture endures in spite of the occupationIrish TimesSlim but profoundNew StatesmanAn illuminat...Read More