| The Yellow Wind: With a New Afterword by the Author Contributor(s): Grossman, David (Author), Watzman, Haim (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0312420986 ISBN-13: 9780312420987 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: The Israeli novelist David Grossman' s impassioned account of what he observed on the West Bank in early 1987-- not only the misery of the Palestinian refugees and their deep-seated hatred of the Israelis but also the cost of occupation for both occupier and occupied-- is an intimate and urgent moral report on one of the great tragedies of our time. "The Yellow Wind" is essential reading for anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of Israel today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine |
| Dewey: 956.953 |
| LCCN: 2002067325 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.50 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: David Grossman's The Yellow Wind is essential reading for anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of Israel today. The Israeli novelist David Grossman's impassioned account of what he observed on the West Bank in early 1987--not only the misery of the Palestinian refugees and their deep-seated hatred of the Israelis but also the cost of occupation for both occupier and occupied--is an intimate and urgent moral report on one of the great tragedies of our time. This edition includes a new afterword by the author. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grossman, David: - David Grossman has received several international awards for his writing, including the Premio Grinzane and the Premio Mondelo for The Zigzag Kid. He is the author of several novels and children's books, and a play. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and children. |