Mohammed Massoud Morsi was born in Copenhagen to Egyptian parents. A writer, journalist and photographer, he has lived in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia before moving to Australia in 2011. His fiction and non-fiction works have appeared in Australian and international publications and are enriched by his passion for speaking out for those oppressed. Morsi now lives in Perth with his son.
Vital, brutal and tender, The Palace of Angels is written with the
urgency of breaking news and the delicacy of poetry. This is Morsi
at his passionate best.--Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer
Prizewinner'Twenty Two Years to Life' [the second story in this
volume] is a moving and heartbreaking tale based on a true story.
It brings new meaning both to steadfastness and the human suffering
within the mega prison of the Gaza Strip. The level of the
occupier's cruelty is matched by the fragile humanity of the
occupied--in a way that can only be appreciated with the personal
narrative so beautifully spun. The human complexity turns and
twists and is then exposed in this powerful tale of the clash
between love and hate, revenge and compassion, within an impossible
and abnormal reality of occupation, colonisation and ethnic
cleansing. The Palace of Angels is a trilogy of gripping tales that
challenge our preconceived ideas and identities.
--Ilan Pappe, Israeli historian and author, Professor of History,
University of Exeter
With all the sympathy one might feel, it is impossible for an
outsider to imagine what it is like to be a Palestinian living in
the West Bank or Gaza today. Morsi affords one a revealing
glimpse.
--Daniel Gavron, author, former editor, Israel Radio and the
Jerusalem Post
It does not matter which part of the world we belong to if we
consider ourselves a supporter of peace and equality, but it
matters that we do not close our eyes to the fatal truth of the
regime of Israel, Syria, Iran, Myanmar, Iraq, North Korea,
Afghanistan or some of the African countries. It matters to listen
to the independent voices heard from these countries. And this
novel is one of those voices. This novel is one of those voices
that provokes our conscience.
--Shokoofeh Azar, shortlisted author for 2018 Stella and Queensland
Literary Awards
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