Recently, Comma Press published 'Palestine + 100 Stories from a Century after the Nakba'. This anthology consists of stories published in English, and some translated for the first time from Arabic. Its editor Basma Ghalayini, who is a scholar and translator from Gaza, writes in the introduction that: “The cruel present (and the traumatic past) have too firm a grip on Palestinian writers’ imaginations for fanciful ventures into possible futures.”
Twelve writers, including Saleem Haddad, whose first novel 'Guapa' found critical acclaim, were asked how they would imagine Palestine in 2048. We talked via email about the origins, development and inspirations of his short story and what it meant for him writing it.
