Jumia Books Novel Palestine: Nation through the Works of Ibrahim Nasrallah (New Directions in Palestinian Studies) (Volume 7) First Edition by Nora Parr

"Novel Palestine: Nation through the Works of Ibrahim Nasrallah" by Nora Parr explores the imaginative and evolving concept of the Palestinian nation as framed through the literary work of Ibrahim Nasrallah. Rather than presenting Palestine as a static or fragmented entity, Parr conceptualizes it as a living, flexible network connecting people across space, time, and community through collective experiences of memory, loss, and identity. The book draws on Nasrallah’s writings to articulate a vocabulary that expresses Palestine as a dynamic national structure intertwined with politics, history, and geography.

The work is noted for engaging deeply with Palestinian literature beyond canonical figures, offering an English-language audience access to Nasrallah’s perspectives on nationhood. It highlights how Palestinian narratives create communal bonds, especially through shared grief and collective memory amidst ongoing violence and displacement. These themes are vividly illustrated in cases like the merging of individual identities in the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes, as depicted in Nasrallah’s narratives.