Hajja Souad, an 80-year old Palestinian woman living on the besieged Gaza Strip, knows about business. She has survived decades of wars and oppression through making shrouds for the dead. A compelling black comedy that delves deep into the intimate life of ordinary Palestinians to weave a highly distinctive path through Palestine's turbulent past and present, The Shroud Maker is a one-woman comedy that weaves comic fantasy and satire with true stories told first hand to the writer, and offers a vivid portrait of Palestinian life in Gaza underscored with gallows humour.

Hajja Souad is an 80-year old Palestinian woman living on the besieged Gaza Strip who has survived decades of wars and oppression through making shrouds for the dead. This is her story.

About the Author
Ahmed Masoud is a writer, director and academic based in the UK and author of Vanished: The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda. His plays include Camouflage (London, May 2017) and Walaa/Loyalty (London, June & November 2014), and his radio piece Escape from Gaza was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.


Book Information
ISBN 9781786825292
Author Ahmed Masoud
Format Paperback
Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC