Ghassan Kanafani is a Palestinian novelist, storyteller and journalist. Ghassan Kanafani is considered one of the most famous Arab writers and journalists in the twentieth century. His literary works consisted of novels and short stories deeply rooted in Arab and Palestinian culture. He was born in Acre, in northern Palestine, on April 9, 1936, and lived in Jaffa until May 1948, when he was forced to seek asylum with his family, first to Lebanon and then to Syria. He lived and worked in Damascus, then in Kuwait, and then in Beirut since 1960, and in July 1972, he was martyred in Beirut with his niece Lamees in a car bomb explosion at the hands of Israeli agents. Until his early death, Ghassan Kanafani has published eighteen books and wrote hundreds of articles and studies on culture, politics, and the struggle of the Palestinian people. In the wake of his assassination, all of his books were reprinted in Arabic, in numerous editions. His novels, short stories, plays and articles were collected and published in four volumes. Most of Ghassan's literary works were translated into seventeen languages and published in more than 20 countries, and some of them were produced in theatrical works and radio programs in several Arab and foreign countries. Two of his novels turned into movies. His literary works, written between 1956 and 1972, are still of increasing importance today.