A moving account of life in Palestine in the wake of the events of October 7th.
'Who Will Tell My Story? finds beauty and grace amongst the rubble while never shying away from the brutal realities of living through such relentless and cruel oppression.' NIKESH SHUKLA
It was a sleepless night full of tears and fear . . . I am not sure - if I make it out alive - if I will still possess what makes me, me. And I wonder: will I be there in the future, or will I be someone to be remembered in a diary or over a cup of tea by a friend after I am gone?
Who Will Tell My Story? presents an ordinary existence interrupted by unfathomably seismic and unjust events. On the ground during the first months of the assault on Gaza following the events of 7 October, the author of this diary - first published in The Guardian - maps out the physical and psychological terrain of a life under siege.
Traversing the bombed ruins of his country, we see him as he searches for foodstuffs and power to charge devices, maintaining contact with the outside world, checking in with his friends and family along the way; we see his heart swing between despair and faith, fear and optimism, his mind imagining different futures and confronting the brutal truth of his present.
Shining a light on the fate of all those living through war and occupation, Who Will Tell My Story? conveys with astonishing clarity how seeds of hope might linger amid the most trying of times.
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Who Will Tell My Story? 9781783353279 Hardback
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A Gaza Diary
A superbly written record of living in Gaza as a Palestinian after the October attack on Israeli. The author records his daily life honestly, pictorially, and emotionally. The author clearly depicts humanity’s worst and best attributes. As a record of one family’s truths while caged within Gaza,…
A superbly written record of living in Gaza as a Palestinian after the October attack on Israeli. The author records his daily life honestly, pictorially, and emotionally. The author clearly depicts humanity’s worst and best attributes. As a record of one family’s truths while caged within Gaza, it deserves a wide field of readership. This is a record of history that must be shared, acknowledged and remembered.
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A Gaza Story - a non political heartbreaking insight
Every paragraph of this diary leaves you with the question how can this be happening? What struck me most was there is no mention of soldiers, Hamas or Israel and politics. It is a snapshot of thoughts and feelings from someone who was used to living with four walls, a roof and flushing toilet to li…
Every paragraph of this diary leaves you with the question how can this be happening? What struck me most was there is no mention of soldiers, Hamas or Israel and politics. It is a snapshot of thoughts and feelings from someone who was used to living with four walls, a roof and flushing toilet to living a life of hour by hour uncertainty and the observations of how humanity reacts. It’s moving, powerful and you only wish that the leaders making decisions would read. The world has to treat people better than this. I am glad I read this one persons account and I will remember it.
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Who Will Tell My Story? A Gaza Diary
"Who Will Tell My Story?" is a story that must be heard and taken to heart. How much can a person endure? And this is happening to so many on a daily basis. This is a relentless account of trying to have hope in a hopeless situation. Will the diarist survive another day? His sister, friend…
"Who Will Tell My Story?" is a story that must be heard and taken to heart. How much can a person endure? And this is happening to so many on a daily basis. This is a relentless account of trying to have hope in a hopeless situation. Will the diarist survive another day? His sister, friends, family? Even his cats...? Yet while events are trying to destroy his humanity, his hamanity keeps struggling through. If only for the sake of you finding your own humanity, please read this work again and again.
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781783353279
- Publication Date:
- 17/07/2025
- Publisher:
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Year Published:
- 2025
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Number of Pages:
- 304
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- Authors:
- Anonymous
- SKU:
- 9781783353279