{"product_id":"minor-detail","title":"Minor Detail","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the enduring legacy of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, \u003cem\u003eMinor Detail\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds in two interconnected narratives separated by decades. In the first, Israeli soldiers stationed in the Negev Desert carry out a brutal military operation in 1949 that culminates in the killing of a young Palestinian Bedouin woman. In the second, a woman living in present-day Ramallah becomes consumed by the historical record of the crime after discovering it occurred on the very day she was born, leading her on a quiet but perilous search for the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpare, haunting, and formally precise, \u003cem\u003eMinor Detail\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound meditation on memory, violence, and the ways history continues to shape the present. Adania Shibli's remarkable novel explores absence, displacement, and the lasting consequences of conflict through restrained, luminous prose, creating one of the most powerful works of contemporary Palestinian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdania Shibli is a Palestinian novelist, playwright, and essayist whose work has been widely translated and internationally acclaimed for its stylistic precision and political insight. \u003cem\u003eMinor Detail\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature and longlisted for the International Booker Prize. It is translated from the Arabic by Elisabeth Jaquette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew Directions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMay 12, 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e128\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Translated Fiction · Palestinian Literature · Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9780811229074\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45188964155574,"sku":"9780811229074","price":24.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9780811229074.jpg?v=1781624557","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/minor-detail","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}