{"product_id":"9781916751538","title":"The Sleep Thief","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ibtisam Azem\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 25 August 2026 by And Other Stories in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | \u003cbr\u003e132 x 199 x 11 | 130g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Sleep thief is what the interrogator called me. I’ll never forget that. I would steal a few seconds of sleep so I could remain steadfast before them. The name stuck; I even dreamt about it, the same dream, night after night. I woke up not knowing what to do and drenched in sweat.’The experimental first novel from International Booker-Prize longlisted Palestinian author Ibtisam Azem, The Sleep Thief follows the life of Gharib (“the Stranger”) Haifawi as he comes of age, is drawn into resistance, makes friends, meets lovers, pushes back against traditional values, longs to be free of the labels and expectations that burden him, rails against the commodification of suffering, and dreams of a Palestinian identity that will transcend sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57393517101431,"sku":"9781916751538","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781916751538.jpg?v=1787136734","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.live\/products\/9781916751538","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}