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Un Reino de Olivos y Cenizas / Kingdom of Olives and Ash

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Un Reino de Olivos y Cenizas / Kingdom of Olives and Ash

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  • Un Reino de Olivos y Cenizas / Kingdom of Olives and Ash on Paperback by ayelet Waldman
  • Un Reino de Olivos y Cenizas / Kingdom of Olives and Ash on Paperback by ayelet Waldman
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Michael Chabon, Dave Eggers, Mario Vargas Llosa, Colm Toibin, Ayelet Waldman, Maylis de Kerangal, Graldine Brooks, Jacqueline Woodson, Ala Hlehel, Madeleine Thien, Rachel Kusher, RajaShehadeh, Lars Saabye Christensen, Emily Raboteau, Assaf Gavron, Taiye Selasi, Eimear McBride, Hari Kunzru, Lorraine Adams, Helon Habila, Eva Menasse, Anita Desai, PorochistaKhakpour, Fida Jiryis, Arnon Grunberg & Colum McCain. Michael Chabon y su esposa, la escritora de origen israeli Ayelet Waldman, han convocado a algunas de las plumas mas destacadas del panorama internacional para que nos den su vision sobre un conflicto enquistado: la ocupacion israeli de Palestina. Veinticinco escritores de primer nivel aportan en este libro su vision sobre la ocupacion israeli de Palestina. Invitados por la ONG Breaking the Silence (Rompiendo el Silencio), sus textos son apuntes del natural cuando se cumplen cincuenta anos de la guerra de los Seis Dias. Lejos del seguimiento mediatico del conflicto, estas historias nacen de encuentros con lideres politicos, intelectuales y activistas, pero tambien de la convivencia con empresarios, granjeros, abuelos, padres e hijos. Son testimonios como el de Mario Vargas Llosa en tribunales militares, en procesos a menores de edad con los nervios rotos por un programa de intimidacion que siembra el panico para prevenir el hipotetico terror. En estas paginas, el lector encontrara tambien los recuerdos de Colm Toibin y sus entrevistas con Yasser Arafat, o asistira a la estupefaccion de un Michael Chabon que sigue los pasos de un norteamericano que ha perdido su nacionalidad y vive una existencia kafkiana desde que decidio residir el pueblo de su familia, en Cisjordania. Resenas: Estas historias, profundamente inquietantes, exigen respuestas urgentes al conflicto de Oriente Proximo. [...] Son testimonios conmovedores, desgarradores y exasperantes que dancuenta de la escalofriante crueldad de la politica de Israel hacia los palestinos.Kirkus Review El mensaje es inquebrantable: la vida bajo la ocupacion es espantosa y opresiva.Publishers WeeklyENGLISH DESCRIPTION A groundbreaking collection of essays by celebrated international writers bears witness to the human cost of fifty years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. In Kingdom of Olives and Ash, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, two of today's most renowned novelists and essayists, have teamed up with the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence--an organization comprised of former Israeli soldiers who served in the occupied territories and saw firsthand the injustice there--and 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 several of today's most esteemed storytellers including: Colum McCann, Jacqueline Woodson, Colm Toibin, Geraldine Brooks, Dave Eggers, Hari Kunzru, Raja Shehadeh, Mario Vargas Llosa and Assaf Gavron, as well as from editors Chabon and Waldman. Through these incisive, perceptive, and poignant essays, readers will gain unique insight into the narratives behind the litany of grim destruction broadcasted nightly on the news, as well as deeper understanding of the conflict as experienced by the people who live in the occupied territories. Together, these stories stand witness to the human cost of the occupation.
Release date Australia
August 28th, 2017
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Publisher
Literatura Random House
Country of Publication
United States
Imprint
Literatura Random House
ISBN-13
9788439732938
Product ID
26830361

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