Selma Dabbagh

Selma Dabbagh is a British Palestinian writer of fiction who lives in London. Selma”s first novel, Out of It, was published by Bloomsbury in 2012 and was nominated as a best book of the year by The Guardian. In 2024, it headed The Guardian’s list of the five best books to explain Israel-Palestine.

  • The Lord
    The Lord
    The Lord Soraya Antonius
    Publication Date: Oct 14, 2025
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