Books by Atef Abu Saif

On 7 July 2014 Israel launched a major offensive against the Gaza Strip, lasting 51 days, killing 2145 Palestinians and demolishing 17,200 homes. Here, Atef's diaries of the war show the full extent of that summer's atrocities from the most humble of perspectives: that of a father, fearing for his family's safety, in a one-sided war.

This anthology brings together some of the pioneers of the Gazan short story, as well as younger exponents of the form, with ten stories that offer glimpses of life in the Strip that go beyond the global media headlines; stories of anxiety, oppression, and violence, but also of resilience and hope, and of what it means to be a Palestinian today.