GHASSAN KANAFANI (1936-72) remains one of the most important figures in the history of Arab literature. Born in Palestine, he lived in exile from 1948, displaced by the Nakba. He died at thirty-six - assassinated, along with his teenage niece, in a car bombing carried out by Mossad in Beirut.

A renowned writer of fiction

GHASSAN KANAFANI (1936-72) remains one of the most important figures in the history of Arab literature. Born in Palestine, he lived in exile from 1948, displaced by the Nakba. He died at thirty-six - assassinated, along with his teenage niece, in a car bombing carried out by Mossad in Beirut.

A renowned writer of fiction

GHASSAN KANAFANI (1936-72) remains one of the most important figures in the history of Arab literature. Born in Palestine, he lived in exile from 1948, displaced by the Nakba. He died at thirty-six - assassinated, along with his teenage niece, in a car bombing carried out by Mossad in Beirut.

A renowned writer of fiction