{"product_id":"books-our-wounds-tell-who-we-are-by-ziyad-khaddash","title":"Our Wounds Tell Who We Are","description":"\u003cb\u003eForeword\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the sky appears gray, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand I see a rose suddenly emerge from the cracks of a wall.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI don't say the sky is Gray, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut I gaze at the rose\u0026gt;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand I say to it: what a beautiful day.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are the words of Palestinian Poet, Mahmoud Darwish, which always inspire me and guide me to the right path. Hope and optimism should always be on our minds. I met Ziyad Khadaash many years ago and I fell in love with his stories and I have read all of his books and enjoyed them. His storytelling approach is brilliant and creative and his stories should reach a wider audience. This is what led me to offer to translate one of his books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book Our Wounds Tell Who We Are is full of Palestinian real stories that I and the majority of Palestinian can relate to. I had the pleasure of translating them despite the linguist and cultural challenges. I hope I was successful in bridging the cap and transferring the creative ideas present in these stories to new audiences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI started this note with words from Mahmoud Darwish and I am a believer that Ziyad is our next Darwish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFayeq Oweis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslator","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53504166723857,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781961498075.jpg?v=1778079954","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-our-wounds-tell-who-we-are-by-ziyad-khaddash","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}