{"product_id":"if-i-must-die-poetry-and-prose","title":"If I Must Die - Poetry and Prose","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“If I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian poet and professor, Refaat Alareer, brings together his marvelous poetry and deeply human writing about literature, teaching, politics, and family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAlareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City alongside his brother, sister, and nephews in December 2023. He was just 44 years old but had already established a worldwide reputation that was further enhanced when, in the wake of his death, the poem that gives this book its title became a global sensation. “If I Must Die” is included here, alongside Refaat’s other poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRefaat wrote extensively about a range of topics: teaching Shakespeare and the way Shylock could be appreciated by young Palestinian students, \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe horrors of living under repeated brutal assaults in Gaza, one of which, in 2014, killed another of his brothers, \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the generosity of Palestinians to each other, fighting, in the face of it all, to be the one paying at the supermarket checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSuch pieces, some never before published, have been curated here by one of Refaat ’s closest friends and collaborators. This collection forms a fitting testament to a remarkable writer, educator, and activist, one whose voice will not be silenced by death but will continue to assert the power of learning and humanism in the face of barbarity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Bio\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRefaat Alareer\u003c\/strong\u003e gained his PhD with a dissertation on the poetry of John Donne. He taught English Literature at the Islamic University of Gaza, now destroyed. He is the editor of two collections of writing by his students, \u003cem\u003eGaza Writes Back\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGaza Unsilenced\u003c\/em\u003e (both published by Just World Books). His journalism featured in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and he appeared on the BBC, ABC News, and \u003cem\u003eDemocracy Now\u003c\/em\u003e. He was a volunteer at the Gaza Zoo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Poetry and Prose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright\u003c\/strong\u003e: © 2024 Refaat Alareer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudiobook Release Date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2025-12-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Book Release Date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2024-12-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time\u003c\/strong\u003e: 05:09:57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Count\u003c\/strong\u003e: 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudiobook ISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 978196565870\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LINDIE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47324174483607,"sku":"9781965655870","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/9540\/8023\/files\/978196565870__66410.jpg?v=1773525558","url":"https:\/\/lindie.net\/products\/if-i-must-die-poetry-and-prose","provider":"Lantern Indie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}