Enter Ghost
Written by Isabella Hammad
Narrated by Nadia Albina
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Tel Aviv to teach at the university, Sonia remained in London to focus on her acting career and now dissolute marriage. On her return, she finds her relationship to Palestine is fragile, both bone-deep and new.
At Haneen’s, Sonia meets the charismatic and candid Mariam, a local director, and finds herself roped into a production of Hamlet in the West Bank. Sonia is soon rehearsing Gertrude’s lines in Classical Arabic and spending more time in Ramallah than Haifa, along with a dedicated group of men
from all over historic Palestine who, in spite of competing egos and priorities, each want to bring Shakespeare to that side of the wall. As opening night draws closer it becomes clear just how many violent obstacles stand before a troupe of Palestinian actors. Amidst it all, the life Sonia once knew starts
to give way to the daunting, exhilarating possibility of finding a new self in her ancestral home.
A brilliant rendering of present-day Palestine, Enter Ghost is a story of diaspora, displacement, and the connection to be found in family and shared resistance.
Timely, thoughtful, and passionate, Isabella Hammad’s highly anticipated second novel is an exquisite feat, an unforgettable story of artistry under occupation.
Editor's Note
Prize-winning author…
After working in London for years, Palestinian actress Sonia visits her sister in Haifa, finding a much different homeland than the one she left. Sonia helps a theater troupe organize a new rendition of “Hamlet” amid rising political and religious tensions. Plimpton Prize-winner Hammad (“The Parisian”) gives readers a glimpse of the Palestinian diaspora while revealing how courage and creativity often align. “Enter Ghost” is gorgeously rendered and deeply human.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely excellent. And a window into the complicated relationships in the Near East. Great narration but also to read yourself.