Karim Kattan
Palestine
Writer
Literature
Karim Kattan
Palestine
Writer
Literature
Grantee
Wijhat
Round 02
2020
Love Trip
Route: Palestine → Japan
Travel Plan: Karim Kattan will participate in an artistic residency in order to complete his novel, Love Trip. This opportunity will enable him to acquire greater familiarity with the oriental culture in the Kobe and Kyoto region, which is where his novel is set. The novel sheds light on certain parallels between Japan and Palestine, especially as it relates to migration to Kobe port in the 1930s.
Travel Plan: Karim Kattan will participate in an artistic residency in order to complete his novel, Love Trip. This opportunity will enable him to acquire greater familiarity with the oriental culture in the Kobe and Kyoto region, which is where his novel is set. The novel sheds light on certain parallels between Japan and Palestine, especially as it relates to migration to Kobe port in the 1930s.
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