Children of Bethany : The Story of a Palestinian Family - Hardcover

Aburish, Said K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253306760 ISBN 13: 9780253306760

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1989

Synopsis

The story of the family of Khalil Aburish, (d.1936), a flamboyant headsman in the little village of Bethany, just outside Jerusalem-his wife, their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It is the story of a family torn apart by events in Palestine in this century.

About this title

About the Author:

Said K. Aburish was born in the biblical village of Bethany near Jerusalem in 1935. He attended university in the United States and subsequently became a correspondent for Radio Free Europe and The Daily Mail, and a consultant to two Arab governments. Now a freelance journalist and author, his books include Children of Bethany, Cry Palestine, and Saddam Hussein: The Politics of Revenge.

Review:

“A rich and intensely affecting work. Children of Bethany is a welcome and articulate addition to the documentation of the Palestinian experience since World War I. It will enlighten not only those interested in the Middle East but anyone touched by the plight of dislocated populations.” ―New York Times Book Review

“A well-written and important book, which offers insights into Arab society in general, and the Palestinians in Particular.” ―Independent

“Compelling throughout . . . An important and valuable historical record . . . Quite apart from its political and historical relevance, Children of Bethany is the touching story of a family, written with honesty and without evading unflattering revelations.” ―Jewish Chronicle

“In this book, journalist Aburish reflects on his childhood, ancestry, and socio-political identity as an Arab growing up in Bethany, just outside Jerusalem. His "personal tale slips easily and almost imperceptibly into a narrative in microcosm about the dispersed three or four million Palestinians living throughout the world.” ―International Herald Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0253306760
• ISBN 13: 9780253306760
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256