A collection of 30 letters by the people of Gaza while enduring war, still in Gaza—a physical manifestation of chronicling history as it happens.
The writings reflect on the emotional toll of multiple displacements while finding a safe harbor, surviving while processing loss, the logistical planning required to keep safe in war, how to protect children; but most importantly the people of Gaza toy and ponder, again and again, with the ideas of future, ambition, home and dreams; and the meaning these words differently held for them.
While grief is a resounding emotion throughout the collection; what’s astonishing is the layered gentleness, compassion, empathy, profound wisdom, and raw humanity that shines in their reflections. As if even while sharing details of their darkest hour they are being gentle to our hearts, as to not burden beyond the reader can bear, which echoes more loudly the extent of what they must’ve borne.
As the year 2023 came to an end, and wistfulness filled the air with hopes for the new tidings; the whole world was left startled with the unfolding of the largest humanitarian crisis of this century.
While we lamented at the visuals of unimaginable destruction, loss, and unsurmountable pain, there were people living that reality.
Men, women, and children with plans for the weekend and dreams to fulfill; many wrapping their chores early to take a walk by the sea. Millions of such diverse individuals who were now only spoken of words wrapped in tragedy; all merged into one.
Surviving war isn’t a blanket experience; there are many facets which remain unheard. This collection is pertinent in bringing focus to the diverse human stories behind the crisis, the emotions that rang loudly in the silence of the night, when the shutters went down and the dust had settled.
Throughout the year, 30 people living in the Gaza strip, of varied ages and ethnographies, penned their feelings, fears, memories, thoughts, and hopes on the tempestuous days of war. Each story is a reminder of the world held within every person and how humanity at large was at stake with them.
Collected and compiled by Mahmoud and Mohammed, two prolific writers in Gaza, this collection stands as a testament to unparalleled resilience and unveils the unimaginable emotional scars of war; leaving us overcome with tenderness and compassion.
The war in Gaza which the world saw unfolding on their screens was an everyday reality for millions of people. Some of them found an outlet in documenting their experiences through poetic expression and profound prose. The writings, rife with a myriad feelings, inspire us to show up as the best of yourselves in every phase and relationship; forgive more and love harder.
[Source: Penguin Random House]
Book Details:
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN – 9789815323726
Binding – Hardcover
Page – 250
MRP – ?599
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