{"product_id":"if-i-must-die-by-refaat-alareer-9781682196618","title":"If I Must Die","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'If I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian poet and professor, Refaat Alareer, brings together his marvellous poetry and deeply human writing about literature, teaching, politics, and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe renowned poet and literature professor Refaat Alareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City alongside his brother, sister, and nephews in December 2023. He was just forty-four years old, but had already established a worldwide reputation that was further enhanced when, in the wake of his death, the poem that gives this book its title became a global sensation. 'If I Must Die' is included here, alongside Refaat's other poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRefaat wrote extensively about a range of topics: teaching Shakespeare and the way Shylock could be appreciated by young Palestinian students; the horrors of living under repeated brutal assaults in Gaza, one of which, in 2014, killed another of his brothers; and the generosity of Palestinians to each other, fighting, in the face of it all, to be the one paying at the supermarket checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch pieces, some never before published, have been curated here by one of Refaat's closest friends and collaborators. This collection forms a fitting testament to a remarkable writer, educator, and activist, one whose voice will not be silenced by death but will continue to assert the power of learning and humanism in the face of barbarity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288513888492,"sku":"9781682196618","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c0a3dfa9f7e1098a12fd5b203d2e6bd9.jpg?v=1770630269","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/if-i-must-die-by-refaat-alareer-9781682196618","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}