Irish writer Sally Rooney reads Ghasan Kanafani in solidarity with Gaza
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23 December, 2023
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02 June, 2025 12:36 PM
As part of a wider fundraising drive for Medical Aid for Palestinians, bestselling Irish author Sally Rooney read an excerpt from Ghassan Kanafani’s 1956 short story “Letter from Gaza” at the Irish Writers for Palestine Dublin event in December
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