Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani (Arabic)

Men in the Sun (رجال في الشمس Rijal fi-al-Shams) an acclaimed 1962 novel by Palestinian author, journalist and activist, Ghassan Kanafani (1936-1972). «The story is an allegory of Palestinian calamity in the wake of the nakba in its description of the defeatist despair, passivity, and political corruption infesting the lives of Palestinians in refugee camps. The central character is an embittered ex-soldier, Abul Khaizuran, disfigured and rendered impotent by his wounds, whose cynical pursuit of money often damages his fellow countrymen.رجال في الشمس