What is the meaning of exile? What is the role of the writer in time of war? What is the relationship of writing (memory) to history (forgetfulness)? This title offers an extended reflection on the invasion and its political and historical dimensions.
"The publication of Memory for Forgetfulness...is a welcome event for anyone interested in learning more about Arabic literature in general and Palestinian literature in particular. First issued in Arabic in 1986 under the title The Time: Beirut / The Place: August, the book is at once a personal memoir, a work of history, a prose poem, and a political essay--an all-inclusive and fragmented text that defies traditional generic expectations."
