A Tunnel to Gaza - Paperback

by Amani Abul Fadl (Author)

Master Abu Muhammad is a smuggler and together, he and his tribe of Sinai Bedouins pump needed supplies into the besieged Gaza through a maze of tunnels. They engage in bloody confrontations, battle with the notorious State Security Forces, and have to manipulate corrupt tunnel 'masters' and spies working for Israel. In order to keep his mission of carrying logistics to the other side confidential, Abu Muhammad exposes even his married life to danger. Ziad the poet dreams of being an ambassador of the Palestinian cause, and is invited to an international poetry contest in Rome to read his poem. The only way he can get there is to pass through a tunnel. Abu Muhammad and Ziad meet in exceptional circumstances and their destinies are reshaped immediately before the atrocious massacre of December 2008 takes place. The novel takes us on a realistic journey through life in the 'underworld' revealing the complex network of human relations and people who refuse to be devastated by the siege. Some find glorious success while others meet with tragedy.

Author Biography

Amani Abul Fadl born in 1962 is an Egyptian writer. She has published novels in both Arabic and English. She has a Ph.D. degree in American literature and works as a university lecturer. Her human rights activities throw light on her fictional writings. Her first novel Birds of the South, published in Arabic, was the product of her personal experience among the Muslim minority in the United States before and after September 11th. Her second novel A Tunnel To Gaza, published in English is a feedback of her work as a volunteer with relief agencies during the 2008 war on Gaza known as "Operation Cast Lead".