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Going Home
A Walk Through Fifty Years of Occupation
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Raja Shehadeh reflects on ageing, failure, the occupation, and the changing face of Ramallah.
Raja Shehadeh reflects on ageing, failure, the occupation, and the changing face of Ramallah
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In Going Home, Orwell Prize-winning author Raja Shehadeh travels through Ramallah and records the changing face of the city. Walking along the streets he grew up in, he tells the stories of the people, the relationships, the houses, and the businesses that were and now are cornerstones of the city and his community.
This is, in many ways, an elegy. Green spacesβgardens and hills crowned with olive treesβhave been replaced by tower blocks and concrete lots. The occupation and the settlements have further entrenched themselves in every aspect of movementβfrom the roads that can and cannot be used to the bureaucratic barriers that prevent people from leaving the West Bank. The culture of the city has also shifted, with Islam taking a more prominent role in people's everyday and political lives and the geography of the city.
As he grapples with ageing and the failures of the resistance, Shehadeh notes the ways that the past still invades the present, from the ruins of the compound that was Yasser Arafat's home to the power of emigrated families to reshape neighbourhoods by selling their long-abandoned homes.
This is perhaps Raja Shehadeh's most painfully visceral book.
Palestine's greatest prose writer. - Observer
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Raja Shehadeh, often hailed as the most celebrated Palestinian prose writer in English, offers a profound exploration of the concept of 'home' amidst occupation in Going Home. The book artfully intertwines personal, political, human, and geographical histories, highlighting the deep bonds between Palestinians and their land. It's lauded for both its insightful and illuminating narrative and the balance between descriptive power and political acumen.
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ISBN: 9781788163071
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 August 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Edition: Main
Illustration: 8 page plate section
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 164g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Raja Shehadeh is Palestine's leading writer. He is also a lawyer and the founder of the pioneering Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq. Shehadeh is the author of several acclaimed books published by Profile including Strangers in the House, Occupation Diaries, Language of War, Language of Peace, and Where the Line is Drawn. In 2008, he won the Orwell Prize for Palestinian Walks, which was also published by Profile. He lives in Ramallah in Palestine.
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