Suad Amiry: Mother of Strangers
Mother of Strangers
Buch
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 08/2023
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780593466940
- Bestellnummer: 11150847
- Umfang: 304 Seiten
- Gewicht: 431 g
- Maße: 274 x 137 mm
- Stärke: 18 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 1.8.2023
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
"Based on the true story of two Jaffa teenagers, Mother of Strangers follows the daily lives of Subhi, a fifteen-year-old mechanic, and Shams, the thirteen-year-old student he hopes to marry one day. In this prosperous and cosmopolitan port city, with its bustling markets, cinemas, and cafés on the hills overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, we meet many other unforgettable characters as well, including Khawaja Michael, the elegant and successful owner of orange groves above the harbor; Mr. Hassan, the tailor who makes Subhi's treasured English suit, which he hopes will change his life; and the very mischievous and outrageous Uncle Habeeb, who insists on introducing Subhi to the local bordello. With a thriving orange export business, Jaffa had always been a city welcoming to outsiders--the "Mother of Strangers"--where Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived peacefully together. Once the bombardment of the city begins in April 1948, Suad Amiry gives us the grim but fascinating details of the shock, panic, and destruction that ensues. Jaffa becomes unrecognizable, with neighborhoods flattened, families removed from their homes and separated, and those who remain in constant danger of arrest and incarceration. Most of the population flees eastward to Jordan or by sea to Lebanon in the north or to Egypt and Gaza in the south. Subhi and Shams will never see each other again."--Biografie
Suad Amiry lebt in Ramallah/Palästina und studierte Architektur an der amerikanischen Universität von Beirut, in Michigan/USA und in Edinburgh. Sie ist Direktorin des von ihr gegründeten Riwaq Zentrums für palästinensische Architektur und lehrt an der Universität von Birzeit. Von 1991 bis 1993 war sie Mitglied einer Friedensdelegation von Palästinensern in Washington. Derzeit engagiert sie sich in einer bedeutenden Friedensinitiative von palästinensischen und israelischen Frauen. Suad Amiry
Mother of Strangers
EUR 18,45*