WINNER OF THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE • Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction • Finalist for the Chautauqua Prize • A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book of the Year“Assured and formidable.” — Wall Street JournalAfter years away from her family’s homeland, and reeling from a disastrous love affair, actress Sonia Nasir returns to Haifa to visit her older sister Haneen. This is her first trip back since the second intifada and the deaths of their grandparents: while Haneen made a life here commuting to 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 Gertude’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 stunning 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.
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Enter Ghost
von Isabella Hammad
WINNER OF THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE • Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction • Finalist for the Chautauqua Prize • A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book of the Year“Assured and formidable.” — Wall Street JournalAfter years away from her family’s homeland, and reeling from a disastrous love affair, actress Sonia Nasir returns to Haifa to visit her older sister Haneen. This is her first trip back since the second intifada and the deaths of their grandparents: while Haneen made a life here commuting to 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 Gertude’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 stunning 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.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(2)
Rezension von Katja_H_PunktSehr guter Einstieg, um etwas mehr über den Nahostkonflikt zu erfahren, ohne direkt überwältigt zu werden. Relevante historische Ereignisse werden nachvollziehbar über Erzählungen von älteren Verwandten eingewoben, während der aktuelle Alltag für Palästinenser in Israel und im Westjordanland aus dem Blickwinkel einer jungen Schauspieltruppe erfahrbar gemacht wird. "Hamlet" wirkt dabei als eine Art westlicher Anker, dessen Lehren universell verstanden werden können. Lediglich auf den Romance Plot (zum Glück eher nebensächlich) hätte ich verzichten können. Schien mir völlig unnötig.
Rezension von JuliaSuch nicht weiter, wenn du einen intelligenten, sinnlichen und emotionalen Roman suchst, der durch sein Formbewusstsein und eine historisch-politische Dimension das Lesevergnügen steigert. Enter Ghost has it all: Komplexe Figuren, die sich zwischen Israel und Palästina bewegen, um „Hamlet“ in der Westbank aufzuführen. Hier wird diskutiert und sinniert über Heimat, Zugehörigkeit, Verbindung - immer wieder betritt der Geist die Bühne: Echos und Erinnerungen schweben durch das Geschehen. Die Ich-Perspektive von Sonia öffnet den Raum zusätzlich: über ihre Körperlichkeit transzendiert sie Verletzungen und Traumata, durch das Spielen kann sie sprechen - aus Nicht—Sein wird Sein. Dann geht der Roman durch dramatische Einsprengsel wieder auf Distanz und lädt zu einem Blick von außen ein. Ein großes Vergnügen: formvollendet und inhaltliche Wucht ohne das Intime einer gut gemachten Figurenkonstellation und -Entwicklung zu verlieren. Standing Ovations!