Ghassan KanafaniGhassan Kanafani
Selected Political Writings
Herausgeber: Brehony, Louis; Hamdi, Tahrir
Ghassan Kanafani is regarded as one of the most well-known Arab writers and journalists of the past century. Born in Palestine in 1936, Kanafani and his family were forced to flee his homeland during the Nakba - after which he lived and worked in Damascus, Kuwait and finally, from 1960, Beirut. Kanafani was assassinated in 1972 by a car bomb planted by Israeli agents. His writings have inspired entire generations of Palestinians and those standing in solidarity with their cause.
Introduction: The Revolutionary Journey of Ghassan Kanafani - Louis Brehony
and Tahrir Hamdi
Part I. Revolutionary routes: Arab Nationalism and Socialism
1. On Childhood, Literature, Marxism, the Front and al-Hadaf (1972) -
Introduction by Hania A. M. Nashef
2. Yemen and Iraq: One Story or Two? (1964) - Introduction by Patrick
Higgins
3. Fares Fares: This is the Famous Professor (1965) - Introduction by As'ad
AbuKhalil
Part II. War, Defeat and Revolutionary Critique
4. Resistance is the Essence (1967) - Introduction by Louis Brehony
5. Thoughts on Change and the 'Blind Language' (1968) - Introduction by
Rabab Abdulhadi
6. Will the September Settlement Surprise Us? (1969) - Introduction by
Louis Brehony
Part III. 'The Target.' Building the Marxist-Leninist Front
7. Excerpts from Strategy for the Liberation of Palestine (1969) -
Introduction by Khaled Barakat
8. The Resistance and its Challenges: View of the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine (1970) - Introduction by Max Ajl
9. The Underlying Synthesis of the Revolution: Document on the
Organisational Weapon (1971) - Introduction by Wissam Rafeedie
10. On the PFLP and the September Crisis (1971) - Introduction by Thomas
Hofland
Part IV. Kanafani and the Media
11. "A conversation between the sword and the neck" (1970) - Introduction
by Romana Rubeo
12. Denmark: A Study in Media Experience (1972) - Introduction by Ibrahim
Aoude
13. Concerning the Case of Abu Hamidu: Issues of Media 'Exchange' with the
Enemy (1972) - Introduction by Asma Hussain
Part V. Intifadas of Thought: Looking to the Future
14. The Secret Alliance Between Saudi Arabia and Israel (1970) -
Introduction by Nafez Ghneim
15. Towards a Constructive Dialogue on Palestinian National Unity (1969) -
Introduction by Tahrir Hamdi
16. The Armed Action Unit: In Light of Recent Developments (1969) -
Introduction by Tahrir Hamdi
Appendix: Reflections on the Early Works of Ghassan Kanafani - Amira Silmi,
Romana Rubeo, Ramzy Baroud and Malek Abisaab, Introduction by Louis Brehony
