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Se devo morire: L'ultimo grido del poeta di Gaza
La poesia "Se devo morire" (If I Must Die) del poeta palestinese Refaat Alareer, pubblicata pochi giorni prima della sua uccisione in un attacco israeliano, ha fatto immediatamente il giro del mondo. La sua morte ha trasformato il testo in una storia è stato tradotto in più di quaranta lingue, ripubblicato ovunque, condiviso milioni di volte sui social e interpretato da voci di tutto il pianeta, da lettori sconosciuti ad attori come Brian Cox. "Se devo morire" è il cuore di questa raccolta, che riunisce le poesie più intense di Refaat versi sulla politica, la letteratura, la famiglia e la sopravvivenza sotto assedio nella Striscia di Gaza. Testi inediti in Italia che celebrano uno scrittore, un insegnante e un attivista straordinario, la cui voce resta un atto di resistenza e di fede nell'umanità. Un omaggio potente al potere delle parole contro la barbarie, e alla luce che continua a brillare nella terra che lo ha perduto.
230 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 25, 2025
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Refaat Alareer
9 books406 followersRefaat Alareer (Arabic: رفعت العرعير) was a Palestinian writer, poet, professor, and activist from the Gaza Strip.
Alareer was born in Gaza City in 1979 during the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip, which he said had negatively influenced every move and decision he made. Alareer earned a BA in English in 2001 from the Islamic University of Gaza and an MA from University College London in 2007. He earned a PhD in English Literature at the Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2017 with a dissertation on John Donne.
He taught literature and creative writing at the Islamic University of Gaza and co-founded the organization We Are Not Numbers, which matched experienced authors with young writers in Gaza, and promoted the power of storytelling as a means of Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation.
On 6 December 2023, Alareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, along with his brother, sister, and four of his nephews, during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. The Euro-Med Monitor released a statement saying that Alareer was deliberately targeted, "surgically bombed out of the entire building", and came after weeks of "death threats that Refaat received online and by phone from Israeli accounts." On 26 April 2024, his eldest daughter and his newborn grandchild were killed by an Israeli airstrike on their Gaza City home.
Alareer was born in Gaza City in 1979 during the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip, which he said had negatively influenced every move and decision he made. Alareer earned a BA in English in 2001 from the Islamic University of Gaza and an MA from University College London in 2007. He earned a PhD in English Literature at the Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2017 with a dissertation on John Donne.
He taught literature and creative writing at the Islamic University of Gaza and co-founded the organization We Are Not Numbers, which matched experienced authors with young writers in Gaza, and promoted the power of storytelling as a means of Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation.
On 6 December 2023, Alareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, along with his brother, sister, and four of his nephews, during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. The Euro-Med Monitor released a statement saying that Alareer was deliberately targeted, "surgically bombed out of the entire building", and came after weeks of "death threats that Refaat received online and by phone from Israeli accounts." On 26 April 2024, his eldest daughter and his newborn grandchild were killed by an Israeli airstrike on their Gaza City home.
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Si tratta semplicemente dell'arma dell'autore per difendere se stesso e il suo popolo. L'autore è morto con quest'arma in mano, ma ce l'ha lasciata in eredità.
La scelta se usarla o no non sta più a lui.
Si tratta semplicemente dell'arma dell'autore per difendere se stesso e il suo popolo. L'autore è morto con quest'arma in mano, ma ce l'ha lasciata in eredità.
La scelta se usarla o no non sta più a lui.
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