The stories in this collection are set in 2048 and offer an imaginary glimpse into what might be. In her introduction to this collection of science fiction stories by Palestinian writers, editor Basma Ghalayini describes Palestinian writing as "a search for their lost inheritance, as well as an attempt to keep the memory of that loss from fading." How would memory be processed and disseminated, 100 years after the Nakba? The Palestinian return necessitates the transmission of memory through generations, notably the memory of what was lost. In writing, absence reflects the same dynamics that continue to propel Palestinian resistance: their displacement is intrinsically tied to their belief of return. The 1948 Nakba and its ongoing dispossession of the Palestinian people from their land have generated a perpetual reality of absence.
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