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Colum McCann
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Colm Tóibín
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Dave Eggers
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Geraldine Brooks
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Jacqueline Woodson
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Mario Vargas Llosa
pubblicato da
HarperCollins Publishers
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 Silencean organization comprised of former Israeli soldiers who served in the occupied territories and saw firsthand the injustice thereand 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.
The Kingdom of Olives and Ash is a top-tier collection of narratives that shed light on the Eastern political climate, with a particular focus on the history of Palestine. The anthology, edited by Michael Chabon, is a literary exploration of the human rights issues that have been a part of the Middle Eastern narrative for decades.
For fans of William Boyd (The Romantic), Jennifer Egan (The Candy House), Amor Towles (The Lincoln Highway), John le Carré (Silverview), and Philip Roth (The Ghost Writer).
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