The Lover
Ghassan Kanafani
About this book
A novella by Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani, set in Haifa, exploring the tangled relationship between two Palestinian men through themes of exile, identity, and betrayal. Kanafani was assassinated by a Mossad car bomb in Beirut in 1972.
Why it was banned
Reported by B'Tselem as a book prohibited by the IDF in the West Bank.
Censorship history
Reported by B'Tselem as prohibited by the IDF in the West Bank. Ghassan Kanafani was a founding member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and one of the most important voices in Palestinian literature; his works were systematically prohibited by the IDF in the occupied territories.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | —lifted | Political | ||
| Reported by B'Tselem as prohibited by the IDF in the West Bank | ||||