{"product_id":"copy-of-master-of-the-eclipse","title":"The Shell","description":"\u003cp class=\"product_title entry-title\"\u003eThe Shell: \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMemoirs of a Hidden Observer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMoustafa Khalifa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis compelling first novel is the astonishing story of a Syrian political prisoner of conscience- an atheist mistaken for a radical Islamist- who was locked up for 13 years without trial in one of the most notorious prisons in the Middle East. The novel takes the form of a diary which Musa keeps in his head and then writes down upon his release. In Tadmur prison, the mood is naturally bleak and yet often very beautifully captured. The narrator, a young graduate, is defiant and stoical, and somehow able to pick out humor and irony in the shocking events and characters he describes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMustafa Khalifa is a Syrian novelist living in exile. Besides writing fiction, he is an eloquent and insightful political commentator on the situation in his native country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Starkey served as head of the Arabic department at Durham University, UK, and a co-director of the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World, until his recent retirement. His translations include works by Adania Shibli, Mansoura Ez Eldin, and Edwar al-Kharrat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Interlink, 2023\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 192 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e978-1-62371-713-1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Interlink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43862325067945,"sku":"Book_The Shell","price":17.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/3844\/5225\/files\/IMG-1957.jpg?v=1738363027","url":"https:\/\/www.shoppalestine.org\/products\/copy-of-master-of-the-eclipse","provider":"Shop Palestine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}