Golda slept here, Suad Amiry
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Golda slept here, Suad Amiry
Language
eng
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Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Golda slept here
Oclc number
897429604
Responsibility statement
Suad Amiry
Summary
Politics enters the lives of every family in Palestine. In this literary-historical tour de force, Suad Amiry traces the lives of individual members of Palestinian families and, through them, the histories of both Palestine and the emigre Palestinian community in other countries of the Middle East. Amiry mixes nostalgia with anger while mocking Israeli doublespeak that seeks to wipe out any trace of a Palestinian past in West Jerusalem. She juxtaposes serial bombardments and personal tragedies; evokes the sights and smells of Palestinian architecture and food; and weaves for us the tapestry that is the Palestinian reality, caught between official histories and private memories. Through poetry and prose, monologue and dialog, we glimpse the lost Palestinian landscape, obscured by the silent battle between remembering and forgetting
Table of contents
Suad : remembering and forgetting. They missed Mama's cooking -- Andoni : a master builder's passion. The smile ; Museum of Tolerance and Co-existence -- Huda. Golda slept here ; Whose house is this? ; Mother and child ; Husband and wife ; Jealousy was only to be expected ; Photo albums ; The visit -- A dream house -- The prison -- The Iraqi officer -- Elie : a bird's-eye view. A businessman from Tel Aviv -- Homage to my mother-in-law : 1911-2005. That very moment -- The never-ending chapter
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