![]() ![]() ![]() The novel is by Ghassan Kanafani, one of the most revered 20th century Arab novelists and perhaps the greatest modern Palestinian novelist of all time. ![]() This entry seeks to serve as a guide that is intellectually provocative but minimizes “spoilers.” It bears note that most Arabic literature classes will assign this book for good reason–so students who reach the advanced-mid/advanced-high level would do well to familiarize themselves with the text. This entry seeks to serve as a guide to advanced Arabic students on how to read one of the most critically acclaimed and prominent modern novels in Arabic critically–“Rijal fi al-Shams”/ “رجال في الشمس” /”Men in the Sun.” I hope this entry can serve as both a persuasive argument to read the book and as a way for students without access to formal Arabic literature classes to guide their reading and structure their critiques. ![]()
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