Akoya Publishing, 2026, softcover, 160 pages, 19.8 x 12.8 cm
‘To write a will under siege is not surrender – it’s defiance. It says: I existed. I felt. I belonged. I am not yours to erase.’ REEM GHANAYEM
Eighteen Gazan writers share their last will and testament and with it their belief in the written word as a profound act of resistance.
A dual language English-Arabic edition.
Book of Wills is a devastating account of the human cost of war that bears witness to the lives and memories of the people of Gaza. The collection includes several accounts by writers who have since been killed, including the poem ‘If I Must Die’ by Rifaat Al-Ara’ir. Their voices live on in this dual language English-Arabic edition, edited by Palestinian poet and translator Reem Ghanayem, with introductions by Judith Butler and Alberto Manguel.
