Describes the author's experience of living on the West Bank since the early eighties. The author tells about the life and gossip of her neighbourhood in Ramallah, her moving family history, and the struggle to live a normal life in an insane situation, ba
Describes the author's experience of living on the West Bank since the early eighties. The author tells about the life and gossip of her neighbourhood...
Politics enters the lives of every family in Palestine. In this literary historical tour de force, Suad Amiry traces the lives of individual members of Palestinian families and, through them, the histories of both Palestine and the emigre Palestinian community in other countries of the Middle East
Amiry mixes nostalgia with anger while mocking Israeli doublespeak that seeks to wipe out any trace of a Palestinian past in West Jerusalem. She juxtaposes serial bombardments and personal tragedies, evokes the sights and smells of Palestinian architecture and food, and weaves for us the...
Politics enters the lives of every family in Palestine. In this literary historical tour de force, Suad Amiry traces the lives of individual member...
