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Wild Thorns

Wild Thorns

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Wild Thorns is an Arab novel that provides a glimpse of social and personal relations under Israeli occupation. It features unsentimental portrayals of everyday life and its uncompromising honesty and rich emotional core plead for the cause of survival in the face of oppression.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Publisher: Saqi Books


A young Palestinian named Usama returns from working in the Gulf to support the resistance movement. His mission is to blow up buses transporting Palestinian workers into Israel. Shocked to discover that many of his fellow citizens have adjusted to life under military rule, Usama sets out to accomplish his mission with disastrous consequences. Wild Thorns is the first Arab novel to offer a glimpse of social and personal relations under Israeli occupation. Featuring unsentimental portrayals of everyday life, its uncompromising honesty and rich emotional core plead elegantly for the cause of survival in the face of oppression.

Usama, a young Palestinian, returns from working in the Gulf to support the resistance movement. His mission is to blow up buses transporting Palestinian workers into Israel. However, he is shocked to discover that many of his fellow citizens have adapted to life under military rule. Undeterred, Usama embarks on his mission, which has catastrophic consequences.


Wild Thorns is the first Arab novel to provide a glimpse into social and personal relations under Israeli occupation. The book features unsentimental portrayals of everyday life, showcasing the harsh realities of life under occupation. Through its uncompromising honesty and deep emotional core, Wild Thorns passionately advocates for the survival of the oppressed.

Weight: 242g
Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780863569869

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