Returning to Haifa

عائد إلى حيفا
Returning to Haifa
AuthorGhassan Kanafani
LanguageArabic
GenreNovella
Publication date
1969
Pages83

Returning to Haifa (Arabic: عائد إلى حيفا, lit. 'Returning to Haifa') is a novella by Palestinian author and journalist Ghassan Kanafani depicting the Israeli occupation of formerly British-controlled Palestinian land during and after the 1948 Battle of Haifa.[1][2]

The novella is a reflection of Kanafani's personal experience but also illustrates the Palestinian experience more broadly. Scholars note that Kanafani successfully weds literary technique and political practice, as his fictional characters reflect the Palestinian condition.[3]

  1. ^ Kanafani, Ghassan (2013). Return to Haifa (in Arabic). Cyprus: Rimal Publications.
  2. ^ Kanafani, Ghassan (2000). Palestine's children: Returning to Haifa and other stories. Translated by Harlow, Barbara; Riley, Karen E. Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN 0894108654.
  3. ^ "Women in Kanafani's 'Umm Saad': How Revolutionary Is The 'Revolutionary Mother' As Symbol and Actor? | Al Jadid". www.aljadid.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.