
Jokes for the Gunmen
by Mazen Maarouf
3.44
Short Stories
Literary Fiction
Darkly Comic
Surreal
Poignant
This story collection blends surreal humour with the violence of life in Gaza. Maarouf uses absurdity to survive trauma and fear. Childhood innocence collides with brutality. The tone shifts between comic and devastating. Reality feels constantly unstable. Inventive and emotionally powerful.
