My People Shall Live: The Autobiography of a Revolutionary

Leila Khaled is an internationally renowned Palestinian revolutionary best known for her role in two audacious plane hijackings in the late 1960s, as an activist in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In 1971, at 27, Khaled dictated her memoirs to Lebanese writer George Hajjar, and the resulting book, My People Shall Live, quickly became a highly sought-after text of revolutionary becoming.

In it, Leila recounts her journey so far, from her family’s exile from Haifa in 1948 to her childhood in southern Lebanon to her enthusiastic recruitment into the new movement to liberate her homeland. Written with a sharp analytical lens, the book shows why she was no mere 'grenade girl.' Elected to the PFLP's leading bodies, she emerged as a leading radical voice for Palestinian liberation who would go on to represent Palestine everywhere from Cuba to South Africa.

Long out of print, this new edition of Khaled's classic memoir testifies to her enduring mission for liberation. It includes a preface and author biography, a brief introduction to her political thought, new explanatory footnotes on the original text, and a previously unpublished recent interview.