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Gazan authors start new chapter

Although writers and publishers have suffered in the economic difficulties that have gripped the Gaza Strip since 2006, signs of a literary awakening are giving booklovers hope.

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Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha poses for a photo at the library in his family home in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Feb. 20, 2017. — MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images

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One of the sectors hit hard by Hamas’ rule over the Gaza Strip and the Israeli siege was book publishing, but both publishers and authors see signs of a literary awakening this year.

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