{"product_id":"if-i-must-die","title":"If I Must Die","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf I must die,\u003cbr\u003eyou must live\u003cbr\u003eto tell my story\u003cbr\u003eto sell my things\u003cbr\u003eto buy a piece of cloth\u003cbr\u003eand some strings,\u003cbr\u003e(make it white with a long tail)\u003cbr\u003eso that a child, somewhere in Gaza\u003cbr\u003ewhile looking heaven in the eye\u003cbr\u003eawaiting his dad who left in a blaze—\u003cbr\u003eand bid no one farewell\u003cbr\u003enot even to his flesh\u003cbr\u003enot even to himself—\u003cbr\u003esees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above\u003cbr\u003eand thinks for a moment an angel is there\u003cbr\u003ebringing back love\u003cbr\u003eIf I must die\u003cbr\u003elet it bring hope\u003cbr\u003elet it be a tale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe renowned poet and literature professor Refaat Alareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City alongside his brother, sister, and nephews in December 2023. He was just forty-four years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRefaat wrote extensively about a range of topics: teaching Shakespeare and the way Shylock could be appreciated by young Palestinian students; the horrors of living under repeated brutal assaults in Gaza, one of which, in 2014, killed another of his brothers; and 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\n\u003cp\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. [publishers’ note]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled by Yousef M. Aljamal, with z foreword by susan abulhawa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358180647252,"sku":"A8B-35712","price":23.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/if_20i_20must_20die.jpg?v=1790814368","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/if-i-must-die","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}