{"product_id":"narrative-threads-by-joanna-barakat-9781849250818","title":"Narrative Threads","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, Palestinian women wrote the stories of their lives and land with a needle and thread. Their embroidery, or tatreez, inspired hundreds of artists who reinterpreted and transformed it into a symbol of Palestinian identity, steadfastness, and resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNarrative Threads\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the immense beauty and significance of Palestinian embroidery in contemporary art. Joanna Barakat documents and features more than 200 works by twenty-four established and emerging artists, who incorporate the motifs and symbolism of \u003ci\u003etatreez\u003c\/i\u003e across diverse media from painting, sculpture, and textile to film, photography, and street art. While some artists preserve traditional forms, others transform \u003ci\u003etatreez\u003c\/i\u003e to explore themes of displacement, resilience, and belonging. Together, their works offer a dynamic reflection on Palestinian heritage and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith insightful essays by leading art historians Dr Tina Sherwell, Wafa Ghnaim, and Rachel Dedman, \u003ci\u003eNarrative Threads\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the power of Palestinian embroidery as a visual language that recounts the past, connects us to the present, and envisions a different, hopeful future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340949143788,"sku":"9781849250818","price":90.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11149843482846.jpg?v=1772178602","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/narrative-threads-by-joanna-barakat-9781849250818","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}