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Author Ibtisam Azem grew up near Jaffa, but now lives in New York. Photo by Ahmed Fathi
Author Ibtisam Azem grew up near Jaffa, but now lives in New York. Photo by Ahmed Fathi
'The Book of Disappearance': a novel that imagines what would happen if Palestinians vanished
Ibtisam Azem's politically charged piece of fantasy fiction is now available in English for the first time