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title: "The Illusion of Return"
author: "Samir El-Youssef"
genre: "Modern Arabic Literature / Contemporary Fiction"
themes: "Palestinian Identity and Displacement;Resistance to Dominant Narratives (Political/Cultural);Alienation and Homelessness (Existential);Exile and the Search for Belonging;The Complexities of Return and Memory"
asin: "1905559011"
bnid: "1102301848"
amazon_link: "https://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Return-samir-el-youssef/dp/1905559011"
bn_link: "https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-illusion-of-return-samir-el-youssef/1102301848"
source_url: "https://marciebooks.co/?search=The%20Illusion%20of%20Return"
data_license: "CC BY-NC 4.0"
---

# The Illusion of Return

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