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Isabella Hammad
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Isabella Hammad

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Isabella Hammad was born in London. She won the 2018 Plimpton Prize for Fiction and a 2019 O. Henry Prize , and is a 2019 National Book Award "5 under 35" Honoree. The Parisian is her first novel.

Books by Isabella Hammad

Recognising the Stranger

An outstanding and moving essay on the Palestinian struggle, Edward Said and the power of narrative

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Enter Ghost

A woman reeling from a disastrous love affair finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine

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The Parisian

A sumptuous historical novel, set against the backdrop of World War I, from 'an enormous talent' (Zadie Smith)

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