Hobbi El Awal: My First Love

Part II of the historical novel that started with Asslun Wa Fassl. The Palestinians confronting two enemies: the British Mandate and the Zionist movement. Khalifeh brings to the forefront the inner conflicts of the Palestinian society as it struggles to affirm its cultural and national identity, with focus on the fascinating character of the national hero Al Husseini. The novel shifts between the past and the present showing differences and similarities between both.