We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I

A Palestinian Memoir

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A FINALIST FOR THE US NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2023 FOR NONFICTION'Profoundly personal as well as historically significant ... In his moral clarity and baring of the heart, Shehadeh recalls writers such as Ghassan Kanafani and Primo Levi' Hisham Matar, New York TimesAziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of bestselling author and activist Raja. In this new and searingly personal memoir, Raja Shehadeh unpicks the snags and complexities of their relationship.A vocal and fearless opponent, Aziz resists under the British mandatory period, then under Jordan, and, finally, under Israel. As a young man, Raja fails to recognise his father's courage and, in turn, his father does not appreciate Raja's own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. When Aziz is murdered in 1985, it changes Raja irrevocably. This is not only the story of the battle against the various oppressors of the Palestinians, but a moving portrait of a particular father and son relationship.
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    Memoir

    Posted by Dr Mehmet Ali Dikerdem on 19th Dec 2023

    The memoire personalises the political in an admirable way.

Authors:
Shehadeh, Raja
Year Published:
2023
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
Illustrations Note:
Dozen B&W family photographs (rights cleared) integrated into the text
ISBN:
9781788169981
Number of Pages:
160
Publication Date:
03/08/2023
Publisher:
Profile Books Ltd
Place of Publication:
London
Language:
English
SKU:
9781788169981

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