The Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) ran 31 May through 5 June, but there's been relatively little coverage from or about it.
In the Financial Times Teju Cole offers a diary of his experiences -- noting:
In The National Khaled Diab reported that Palestinian literature festival shows the pen can intimidate the sword; there was also a paywalled Haaretz piece by Ilene Prusher, finding 'Palfest isn't just about celebrating the written word. It comes with an agenda', A literature festival for Palestine -- on both sides of the Green Line.
In the Financial Times Teju Cole offers a diary of his experiences -- noting:
How does one write about this place ? Every sentence is open to dispute.Unfortunately, he doesn't have much to say about the literary side of the whole event.
In The National Khaled Diab reported that Palestinian literature festival shows the pen can intimidate the sword; there was also a paywalled Haaretz piece by Ilene Prusher, finding 'Palfest isn't just about celebrating the written word. It comes with an agenda', A literature festival for Palestine -- on both sides of the Green Line.