Sandra D's review
Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life
by Sari Nusseibeh
Sandra D's review
Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life by Sari Nusseibeh
Sandra D's review
rating:
bookshelves:
memoir,
middle-east
Wow, that was stunning. Of everything I've ever read about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, this book brought the complexities and nuances of the situation into clearest focus for me.
Dr. Nusseibeh tells the story of his life and misadventures in peacemaking with grace and gentle humor, beginning with the Palestine of his and his parents' youth and ending rather abruptly with the building of the "Apartheid Wall." The son of a Palestinian diplomat, he is a graduate of Oxford and Harvard, professor of philosophy, and university president. He's also a public figure as frequently vilified as celebrated by Palestinians, Israelis, lefties and right-wingers due to his unorthodox views and tendency to say what few others dare.
Dr. Nusseibeh tells the story of his life and misadventures in peacemaking with grace and gentle humor, beginning with the Palestine of his and his parents' youth and ending rather abruptly with the building of the "Apartheid Wall." The son of a Palestinian diplomat, he is a graduate of Oxford and Harvard, professor of philosophy, and university president. He's also a public figure as frequently vilified as celebrated by Palestinians, Israelis, lefties and right-wingers due to his unorthodox views and tendency to say what few others dare.
