A Rift in Time: Travels with My Ottoman Uncle

By: Raja Shehadeh

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Synopsis: The quest for his great-uncle Najib Nassar, an Ottoman journalist - the details of his life, and the route of his great escape from occupied Palestine - consumed award-winning writer Raja Shehadeh for two years. As he traces Najib's footsteps, he discovers that today it would be impossible to flee the cage that Palestine has become. "A Rift in Time" is a family memoir written in luminescent prose, but it is also a reflection on how Palestine - in particular the disputed Jordan Rift Valley - has been transformed. Most of Palestine's history and that of its people is buried deep in the ground: whole villages have disappeared and names have been erased from the map. Yet by seeing the bigger picture of the landscape and the unending struggle for freedom as Shehadeh does, it is still possible to look towards a better future, free from Israeli or Ottoman oppression.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 237 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781935928287
Publisher:: OR Books, LLC
Date of Addition:: 05/16/13
Copyrighted By:: Raja Shehadeh
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Deborah Murray
Proofread By:: Deborah Franson
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.