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Bassem Khandaqji

باسم خندقجي

Born 1983 · Palestinian Territories

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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    IPAF 2024 · Winner

    A Mask the Color of the Sky

    قناع بلون السماء · Qina' bi-lawn al-sama'

    Bassem Khandaqji · 40 when first published

    Novel · 224 pages · Politics

    AI-generated summary:A Palestinian archaeologist from a camp near Ramallah discovers an Israeli identity card inside a second-hand coat and decides to take on the occupier's identity like a mask.