Hala Alyan

“Moving and beautifully written.”
- Entertainment Weekly
“Spring's most powerful novel.”
- Town & Country
"An epic.."
- NYLON

Bio

Hala Alyan Bio
Poetry
- The Arsonist's City
  
  A rich family story, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rendering of how we hold on to the people and places we call home.
  
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- Salt Houses
  
  Alyan's debut novel explores a Palestinian family caught between present and past, between displacement and home.
  
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Sample Work

Spoken Word

Selected Poems
Contact

Contact

Readings & Videos

Gaza
TEDxBrooklyn Talk
'Unlit'
'Valentine'