Adania Shibli
Literature, Intimacy and Occupation
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Passeig de Lluís Companys Passeig de Lluís Companys, 08018 Barcelona
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For Catalan Book Week, writer Adania Shibli talks with cultural journalist Núria Juanico about Deception and the literary possibilities of portraying everyday life, intimacy and violence under occupation.
Adania Shibli, one of the most prominent voices in contemporary Palestinian literature, returns to Barcelona during Catalan Book Week on the occasion of the publication of Deception (La Magrana / Random House, 2026). The novel follows the parallel lives of a young woman and a young man, both shaped by the same reality: the systematic attempt to deprive Palestinians of their land, their dignity and their existence. In this conversation with cultural journalist Núria Juanico, Shibli reflects on how fiction can approach a reality shaped by occupation through intimate, everyday gestures, and on the literary choices behind Deception.
Event will be held in Catalan and English.
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