Time of White Horses
Palestine

Time of White Horses

by Ibrahim Nasrallah

War & Conflict Historical Fiction Fiction 2016

Summary

Set in Palestine, before the creation of the state of Israel, this lyrical and deftly written novel spans three generations living in the small village of Hadiya. Reaching back into the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the immense history of this period is brought into focus by the very human stories of Hajj Mahmoud, his son Khaled, and grandson Naji. As the cruel hand of history hovers above them, their destinies are shaped by outside forces - first the crumbling Ottoman Empire, then the British Mandate, and finally the Nakba. Nasrallah's elegant and epic tale is one of both suffering and survival, heart-break and hope.

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Ibrahim Nasrallah
Ibrahim Nasrallah

Ibrahim Nasrallah is a Palestinian-Jordanian novelist, poet, and painter, born in 1954 in a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman, Jordan, to parents displaced from Palestine in 1948. His personal and family history has profoundly influenced his writing, which explores exile, identity, memory, and the enduring Palestinian experience of displacement. One of the most prominent contemporary Arab writers, Nasrallah has published numerous novels and poetry collections, often combining historical research with imaginative storytelling. His ambitious Palestinian Comedy series examines Palestinian society across different historical periods, while his Evil Comedy trilogy explores authoritarianism and political repression in the Arab world. His novel Time of White Horses (2007) traces the history of a Palestinian village from the late Ottoman period through the British Mandate and the events surrounding the establishment of Israel. The novel was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2009. Nasrallah’s work preserves collective memory while examining the relationship between individual lives, national history, and the struggle for belonging.

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Ibrahim Nasrallah