- Lina Meruane (1970-, Palestine / Chile) – Volverse Palestina (2014, English trans. Becoming Palestina, 2013). This novel narrates the story of the writer’s journey from Chile to Palestine to trace the origins of her surname while describing her grandfather’s migration to and settling in Latin America (reference). She also makes a comparison between the Chilean dictatorship and her encounter with Israeli officials, military, and settlers (reference).
Refrences:
In order of appearance
- Tahia Abdel Nasser. 2018. “Palestine and Latin America: Lina Meruane’s ‘VolversePalestina’ and Nathalie Handal’s ‘La Estrella Invisible’.” Journal of Postcolonial Writing 54(2): 239-253, p. 240, 246