'So dense a commingling of the improbable and the mundane!': writing Palestinian history in a magical realist key.

This article reflects on writing a history book in the style of a magical realist novel. The book, The Lives and Deaths of Jubrail Dabdoub, employs classic techniques from magical realist fiction to narrate the transformation of the Palestinian town of Bethlehem in the 19 century. In this article, I...

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Published in:	Rethinking History Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 110 - 130
Main Author:	Norris, Jacob
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2024
Subjects:	Magic realism (Literature) Capitalism British historians Historiography Palestine
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost