| Sleeping on a Wire: Conversations with Palestinians in Israel Contributor(s): Grossman, David (Author), Watzman, Haim (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0312420978 ISBN-13: 9780312420970 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Israel describes itself as a Jewish state. What, then, is the status of the one-fifth of its citizens who are not Jewish? Are they Israelis, or are they Palestinians? Or are they a people without a country? How will a Palestinian state--if it is established--influence the sense of belonging and identity of Palestinian Israeli citizens? Based on conversations with Palestinians in Israel, "Sleeping on a Wire," like "The Yellow Wind," is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the Middle East today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2003269936 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on conversations with Palestinians in Israel, David Grossman's Sleeping on a Wire, like The Yellow Wind, is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the Middle East today. Israel describes itself as a Jewish state. What, then, is the status of the one-fifth of its citizens who are not Jewish? Are they Israelis, or are they Palestinians? Or are they a people without a country? How will a Palestinian state--if it is established--influence the sense of belonging and identity of Palestinian Israeli citizens? No other Israeli writer so far has approached this touchy subject with such compassion, or looked at it with, so to speak, bifocal eyes, Israeli and Palestinian. --Amos Elon, The New York Review of Books |
Contributor Bio(s): Grossman, David: - David Grossman has received several international awards for his writing, including the Premio Grinzane and the Premio Mondelo for The Zigzag Kid. He is the author of several novels and children's books, and a play. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and children. |