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The debut collection of exciting young Palestinian talent Nayrouz Qarmout is translated into English here by Perween Richards. Stories map the tensions between generations of Gazan refugees, follow orphans through destroyed buildings and draw from Qarmout's own experiences in a Syrian refugee camp.
About the author
Nayrouz Qarmout is a Palestinian writer and activist. Born in Damascus in 1984, as a Palestinian refugee, she returned to the Gaza Strip, as part of the 1994 Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement, where she now lives. She graduated from al-Azhar University in Gaza with a degree in Economics. She currently works in the Ministry of Women's Affairs, raising awareness of gender issues and promoting the political and economic role of women in policy and law, as well as the defense of women from abuse, and highlighting the role of women's issues in the media.
Summary
The Sea Cloak is a collection of 11 stories by the author, journalist, and campaigner, Nayrouz Qarmout. Drawing from her own experiences growing up in a Syrian refugee camp, as well as her current life in Gaza, these stories stitch together a patchwork of different perspectives into what it means to be a woman in Palestine today.
