Khaled Khalifa is a Syrian novelist, screenwriter, and poet who is one of the most important literary voices to emerge from the Arab world. Death is Hard Work is a darkly comic, deeply moving novel about three siblings attempting to transport their father's body across war-torn Syria for burial. Khalifa's audiobooks and books have been translated into numerous languages and are praised for their humanity, courage, and unflinching portrayal of life during conflict.
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