Keepers of Infinite Space (e-bog) af Omar El-Khairy, El-Khairy

Keepers of Infinite Space e-bog

91,93 DKK
You ve got to learn when to throw your punches when they least expect it. There s no use flailing in the dark. This is where battles are raged and wars won. Saeed is a bookseller in Nablus. His father Khalil is a property developer. They re just an ordinary family, quietly building a new Palestine. Until one day Saeed is arrested and thrown into gaol. Ashis future disappears, Saeed finds tha…
You ve got to learn when to throw your punches when they least expect it. There s no use flailing in the dark. This is where battles are raged and wars won. Saeed is a bookseller in Nablus. His father Khalil is a property developer. They re just an ordinary family, quietly building a new Palestine. Until one day Saeed is arrested and thrown into gaol. Ashis future disappears, Saeed finds that the answer to his problems may lie in the past, and in the secrets his father has kept from him Since the Israeli occupation in 1967, Palestine has become a nation of prisons. Up to 40% of the male population have been detained under military orders. Virtually every family has seen at least one relative put behind bars, and entire generations have grown up facing the prospect of the cell. With the release of political prisoners a key part of the current peace process, The Keepers of Infinite Space explores the dynamics of the Israeli prison system to reveal its fraught legacy for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
E-bog 91,93 DKK
Forfattere Omar El-Khairy, El-Khairy (forfatter)
Forlag Oberon Books
Udgivet 22.01.2014
Længde 144 sider
Genrer Plays, playscripts
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781783195756

You ve got to learn when to throw your punches when they least expect it. There s no use flailing in the dark. This is where battles are raged and wars won. Saeed is a bookseller in Nablus. His father Khalil is a property developer. They re just an ordinary family, quietly building a new Palestine. Until one day Saeed is arrested and thrown into gaol. Ashis future disappears, Saeed finds that the answer to his problems may lie in the past, and in the secrets his father has kept from him Since the Israeli occupation in 1967, Palestine has become a nation of prisons. Up to 40% of the male population have been detained under military orders. Virtually every family has seen at least one relative put behind bars, and entire generations have grown up facing the prospect of the cell. With the release of political prisoners a key part of the current peace process, The Keepers of Infinite Space explores the dynamics of the Israeli prison system to reveal its fraught legacy for Israelis and Palestinians alike.