From the Nakba to now, Palestinian authors have used the trope of amputation as a literary symbol of loss and unity in the face of adversity.
Author: Graham Liddell
Graham Liddell holds a PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan, where I studied contemporary Arab and Afghan narratives of refugeehood. Before graduating, he worked in Middle East journalism and was based in the West Bank. He has translated several Palestinian literature work and wrote articles for USA Today, the Detroit News, and Middle East Eye.