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Ghassan Kanafani
Palestinian author and resistance leader (1936–1972)
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Ghassan Kanafani | |
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Graffiti tribute to Kanafani in the Palestinian territories, 2004 | |
| Born | (1936-04-08)8 April 1936 Acre, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 8 July 1972(1972-07-08) (aged 36) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Other names | Faris Faris |
| Alma mater | Damascus University (expelled) |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1953–1972 |
| Organization | PFLP |
| Spouse | Anni Høver (m. 1961) |
| Children | 2 |
Ghassan Fayiz Kanafani (Arabic: غسان فايز كنفاني; 8 April 1936 – 8 July 1972) was a prominent Palestinian author and politician, considered to be a leading novelist of his generation and one of the Arab world's leading Palestinian writers.[1] Kanafani's works have been translat