A group of disparate individuals, two of whom are Palestinian adolescents who have lost their legs in Israeli bomb strikes, are preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. They have nothing—and everything—in common. Hailing from Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, and America, the characters test the limits of their physical and emotional strengths to prove to themselves that they can transcend their strife-ridden histories and accomplish the unexpected. Inspired by real-life events when Ibrahim Nasrallah succeeded in reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in January 2014 with a group of volunteers and two Palestinian adolescents who had lost their legs, KILIMANJARO SPIRIT is a page-turning, nail-biting tale of adventure, as well as an ode to the resilience of the human spirit.
Author
Ibrahim Nasrallah is a Palestinian poet, novelist, professor, painter and photographer. He was born in the Wihdat Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan. He studied in UNRWA schools in the camp and got his teaching degree from a training college in the camp. He taught in Saudi Arabia for 2 years and worked as a journalist between 1978 and 1996. Nasrallah then returned to Jordan and worked at Dostur, Afaq and Hasad newspapers. He is in charge of cultural activities at Darat-al-Funun in Amman. He has published 14 books of poetry, 13 novels and two children's books. . In 2009 his novel "The Time of White Horses" was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize for Arabic Fiction. Nasrallah is a member of the Sakakini General Assembly. In 2006, Ibrahim Nasrallah decided to dedicate himself fully to his writing profession.
