Ghassankanafani.com Website Review

Welcome to Ghas*an Kanafani's official website. This site is still under construction and was launched on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the birth of Ghas*an Kanafani. We hope that the content of the site will help you learn more about Ghas*an, his life, and his works Ghas*an Kanafani is one of the most famous Arab writers and journalists of our time. His literary works were short stories and stories rooted de*p in Arab and Palestinian culture. Born in Acre, northern Palestine, on 9 April 1936, he lived in Jaffa until May 1948 when he was forced to travel with his family initially to Lebanon and then to Syria. He lived and worked in Damascus, then in Kuwait and then in Beirut since 1960. In July 1972, he died in Beirut with his niece Lamis in a car bomb attack by Israeli agents. Ghas*an Kanafani issued 18 books to his early death. He wrote hundreds of articles on culture, politics and the struggle of the Palestinian people. In the aftermath of his as*as*ination, all his works were reprinted in Arabic, in many editions. His novels, short stories, plays and essays were collected and published in four volumes. Most of Ghas*an's literary works have been translated into 17 languages ​​and have been published in more than 20 countries. Some of them have been produced in plays and radio programs in several Arab and foreign countries. Two of his novels turned into movies. Still