Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation

Author:   Michael Chabon ,  Ayelet Waldman ,  Colum McCann ,  Colm Toibin
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:  

9780008229191


Pages:   448
Publication Date:   01 June 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Published to coincide the with 50th anniversary of the Israel occupation of the West Bank, an anthology that explores the human cost of the conflict there as witnessed by such notable writers as Colum McCann, Colm Toibin, Dave Eggers, Madeleine Thien, Eimear McBride, Taiye Selasi and editors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman. June 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Israel occupation of the West Bank. The violence on both sides of the conflict has been horrific, the casualties catastrophic. Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, two of today's most renowned novelists and essayists, have joined forces 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 some of our most esteemed storytellers, including essays from editors Chabon and Waldman. Their writing enables readers to understand the human narratives behind the litany of grim destruction broadcasted nightly on the news. Together they all stand witness to the human cost of the occupation.

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Author:   Michael Chabon ,  Ayelet Waldman ,  Colum McCann ,  Colm Toibin
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:   Fourth Estate Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9780008229191


ISBN 10:   0008229198
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   01 June 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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`Moving, heartbreaking, and infuriating, testifying to the chilling cruelty of Israel's policy toward Palestinians ... Deeply unsettling, important' Kirkus`The message is unwavering: life under occupation is frightening and oppressive. Strong efforts include Geraldine Brooks's opening piece, about two Palestinian children caught up in cyclical violence. Rachel Kushner draws out the unsavory subject of Palestinian-on-Palestinian violence. Chabon himself addresses the curbs placed on Palestinian commerce and how this also redefines the Palestinian experience of normal life. ' Publishers Weekly


'Moving, heartbreaking, and infuriating, testifying to the chilling cruelty of Israel's policy toward Palestinians ... Deeply unsettling, important' Kirkus 'The message is unwavering: life under occupation is frightening and oppressive. Strong efforts include Geraldine Brooks's opening piece, about two Palestinian children caught up in cyclical violence. Rachel Kushner draws out the unsavory subject of Palestinian-on-Palestinian violence. Chabon himself addresses the curbs placed on Palestinian commerce and how this also redefines the Palestinian experience of normal life. ' Publishers Weekly


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Author Website:   http://www.michaelchabon.com

Michael Chabon is the author of two collections of short stories, ‘A Model World' and ‘Werewolves in their Youth', the novels ‘The Mysteries of Pittsburgh', ‘Wonder Boys', ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay', ‘The Yiddish Policemen's Union' and ‘Telegraph Avenue', and the non-fiction books ‘Maps and Legends and Manhood for Amateurs'. ‘Wonder Boys' has been made into a film starring Michael Douglas and Robert Downey Jr. and ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His short stories have appeared in the New Yorker, GQ, Esquire and Playboy. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and their four children.

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Author Website:   http://www.michaelchabon.com

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