The Age ·general ·1 hour ago

Palestinian author Tareq Baconi releases memoir exploring queer identity and displacement

Palestinian author Tareq Baconi released his memoir "Fire in Every Direction," exploring his childhood as a queer Christian growing up in Jordan and Lebanon. The book evolved from letters exchanged with a young lover into a family history spanning generations of displacement from Jerusalem and Haifa. Baconi says he wrote to counter silence surrounding queerness and politics in the region.

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