Our Wounds Tell Who We Are: Short Stories from Palestine

ForewordWhen the sky appears gray, and I see a rose suddenly emerge from the cracks of a wall...I don't say the sky is Gray, but I gaze at the rose and I say to it: what a beautiful day.These are the words of Palestinian Poet, Mahmoud Darwish, which always inspire me and guide me to the right path. Hope and optimism should always be on our minds. I met Ziyad Khadaash many years ago and I fell in love with his stories and I have read all of his books and enjoyed them. His storytelling approach is brilliant and creative and his stories should reach a wider audience. This is what led me to offer to translate one of his books.This book "Our Wounds Tell Who We Are" is full of Palestinian real stories that I and the majority of Palestinian can relate to. I had the pleasure of translating them despite the linguist and cultural challenges. I hope I was successful in bridging the cap and transferring the creative ideas present in these stories to new audiences.I started this note with words from Mahmoud Darwish and I am a believer that Ziyad is our next Darwish.Fayeq OweisTranslator