The Weaver Reads reviewed Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani
Men in the Sun (Arabic: رجال في الشمس, romanized: Rijāl fī al-Shams) is a novel …
Goodreads Review of Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories
4 stars
This is an incredible collection of Kanafani’s novella, “Men in the Sun,” as well as some of his short stories.
It goes without saying that “Men in the Sun” is the stand out piece in the collection, and it feels a lot like Steinbeck’s Grape of Wrath until it ends. It’s rich with symbolism, and the sense of impotence—both figurative and literal—pervades the novella.
The rest of the stories are more variable, but I really liked “Falcon,” which had a lot of symbolism, as well as “A Hand in the Grave.”