Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation Contributor(s): Chabon, Michael (Author), Waldman, Ayelet (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062431781 ISBN-13: 9780062431783 Publisher: Harper Perennial
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Collections | Middle Eastern - Political Science | Human Rights |
Dewey: 808.84 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (1.00 lbs) 448 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2017 pg. 68 Publishers Weekly 02/13/2017 Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017 pg. 66 Library Journal 01/01/2017 Booklist 05/15/2017 pg. 10 |
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Publisher Description: A groundbreaking collection of essays by celebrated international writers bears witness to the human cost of fifty years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. In Kingdom of Olives and Ash, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, two of today's most renowned novelists and essayists, have teamed up with the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence--an organization comprised of former Israeli soldiers who served in the occupied territories and saw firsthand the injustice there--and a host of illustrious writers to tell the stories of the people on the ground in the contested territories. Kingdom of Olives and Ash includes contributions from several of today's most esteemed storytellers including: Colum McCann, Jacqueline Woodson, Colm Toibin, Geraldine Brooks, Dave Eggers, Hari Kunzru, Raja Shehadeh, Mario Vargas Llosa and Assaf Gavron, as well as from editors Chabon and Waldman. Through these incisive, perceptive, and poignant essays, readers will gain unique insight into the narratives behind the litany of grim destruction broadcasted nightly on the news, as well as deeper understanding of the conflict as experienced by the people who live in the occupied territories. Together, these stories stand witness to the human cost of the occupation.
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Contributor Bio(s): Waldman, Ayelet: - Ayelet Waldman is the author of, among other books, the memoir A Really Good Day and the novel Love & Treasure. She is the editor of the anthology Inside This Place Not of It: Narratives from Women's Prisons. Chabon, Michael: - Michael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Moonglow and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, among many others. He lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children. |
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