The Way to the Spring

Ben Ehrenreich

ISBN 10: 1783783117 / ISBN 13: 9781783783113

Published by Granta Books, GB, 2017

About this Item

'Profoundly powerful not only in observations and stories, but in how courageously and carefully it speaks to our present moment' Madeleine Thien, GuardianOver three years, journalist and novelist Ben Ehrenreich travelled to the West Bank's largest cities and smallest villages, and stayed with the Palestinian families who live there. Here, he weaves together the stories of these women, men and children: the extremes to which they are pushed, the daily absurdities and tragedies they face, and the strategies they construct to survive. What follows is a testimony, a provocation, and an unflinching act of witness.'I am gripped. Ehrenreich lived with many of those he writes about, and so his story is wonderfully intimate. I feel more like I'm involved in a pacey novel than struggling to swallow yet more unpalatable truths' Observer'The myriad ordeals suffered by the Palestinian people during the last eighty years are minutely reported here. It's a chronicle of their daily lives. Read it! It recognises and respects hope' John Berger'Capture[s] events unfolding on the West Bank with sympathy and restraint' Colm Tóibín, Irish Times.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Way to the Spring
• Publisher: Granta Books, GB
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783783117
• ISBN 13: 9781783783113
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 311 grams

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Synopsis

Over the past three years, American writer Ben Ehrenreich has been travelling to and living in the West Bank, staying with Palestinian families in its largest cities and its smallest villages. He has witnessed the extremes to which they are pushed, the daily deprivation and oppression that they face, and the strategies they construct to survive it - stoicism, resignation, rebellion and stubborn defiance. In The Way to Spring, he describes the cruel mechanics of the Israeli occupation and the endless absurdities and tragedies it engenders: the complex and humiliating machinery of the checkpoints, walls, courts and prisons; the steady, strangling loss of land that has been passed down for generations; the constant ebb and flow of deadly violence. Blending political and historical context with riveting personal stories, The Way to Spring is a testimony, a provocation, and an unflinching act of witnessing.

About the Author

Ben Ehrenreich is the author of two novels, Ether and The Suitors. His writing has appeared in Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, and the London Review of Books, among other publications. A recipient of the National Magazine Award, Ehrenreich lives in Los Angeles.
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