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published
April 29th 2003
by Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Paperback, 272 pages
isbn
0142002933
(isbn13: 9780142002933)
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This revealing story of a father-son relationship, the first memoir of its kind by a Palestinian living in the Occupied Territories, is set against th...more
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Read in November, 2008
Interesting book on life for a Palestinian growing up in the West Bank, gets to drone on after awhile, but a good story on the author's life and what he went through. Gets more interesting towards the end when it starts going into human rights issues and the author's struggling fighting for them.
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"My sense of place was not mine"
"We didn't allow the new generation to make a new life for themselvs because we continued to impress them with the glory of what was, a magic that could never be replicated."
Best (written) part: When his grandmother and aunt engage in a border dispute over an unwieldy passionflower plant that grew along their shared fence, and he writes, "their disputes over the two-meter area of land mirrored the other, real war with the Israelis....more
"We didn't allow the new generation to make a new life for themselvs because we continued to impress them with the glory of what was, a magic that could never be replicated."
Best (written) part: When his grandmother and aunt engage in a border dispute over an unwieldy passionflower plant that grew along their shared fence, and he writes, "their disputes over the two-meter area of land mirrored the other, real war with the Israelis....more
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As was his father, Shehadeh is a lawyer working for Palestinian justice, though their methods differ. This memoir offers history and insights into the political processes of the Middle East, but is primarily Shehadeh's account of his childhood, education, and relationships with his father and his community. He is a good writer and tells his story well. Read with Shammas's Arabesques and Oz's In the Land of Israel for a broader historical context.
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In my pathetic quest to learn more about the middle east (I zoned out way too much in school) I grabbed this book at the Bookateria near the Univ of Delaware. I'm only into chapter 4 and already I'm sickened, saddened and amazed at the depth of cruelty, inhumanity and apathy that can exist in this "civilized" world.
I'm anxious to see if anything improves, but, as in the real-time world, I have little hope.
I'm anxious to see if anything improves, but, as in the real-time world, I have little hope.
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