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Sadness Is a White Bird
by Moriel Rothman-Zecher
This novel is a testament to the power of fiction. While most of us can intellectually grasp some of the reasons for the divisions between Israeli Jews and Palestinians, we are unable to fathom the emotional depths and the deeply ingrained, historically-based passions involved. This novel, more than anything else I've read or seen, has made the Israeli-Palestinian conflict vividly real to me. And the author achieved this effect with grace, nuance, brilliant character development, and a refusal to try to simplify the complexities of the situation.
This is a novel about three individuals on the verge of adulthood--two Palestinians and an Israeli Jew--who form a friendship. They become very close, growing to love each other--and even falling in love. In giving us an intimate portrait of this friendship, this novel also helps us understand the social and political realities in contemporary Israel and Palestine.
It is one of the best books of 2018.
This is a novel about three individuals on the verge of adulthood--two Palestinians and an Israeli Jew--who form a friendship. They become very close, growing to love each other--and even falling in love. In giving us an intimate portrait of this friendship, this novel also helps us understand the social and political realities in contemporary Israel and Palestine.
It is one of the best books of 2018.