{"product_id":"in-the-cemetery-of-the-orange-trees-paperback","title":"In the Cemetery of the Orange Trees - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Talarigo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs much a book of poetry as a novel, as much a symphony as a memoir, this is an extraordinary book from a writer at the top of his powers. Reminiscent of Berger and Calvino, Jeff Talarigo manages to capture the breadth and circumference of story-telling, while also giving us a privileged insight into the daily life and dreams of Gaza. --\u003cstrong\u003eColum McCann\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThirteen Ways of Looking\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the mode of J. M. Coetzee's \u003cem\u003eWaiting for the Barbarians\u003c\/em\u003e and Italo Calvino's \u003cem\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn the Cemetery of the Orange Trees\u003c\/em\u003e engages poetic language, mythic themes, and childlike perspectives to offer an original approach to a conflict that has become hardened and polarized. These linked stories of an American's experience in Gaza expose the seven-decade long Palestinian diaspora in a disquieting allegory of the clash between the occupied and the occupier. In a place where political posturing, bloody war, journalistic witness, and even patient negotiation have yielded so little understanding, we enter the cemetery of the orange trees, where urchins kite dead birds, goats utter wisdom, camels and donkeys huddle together, and merchandise magically passes underground through the tunnels of Gaza. But this is no fairy tale or bestiary. \u003cem\u003eIn the Cemetery of the Orange Trees\u003c\/em\u003e is a waking, attentive dream-journal, leading us back to a place where hatred, strife, and even human language itself might sing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Talarigo\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of two novels: \u003cem\u003eThe Pearl Diver\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ginseng Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e. He has lived in Gaza and Japan, and currently resides in Oakland, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff Talarigo is the author of two novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl Diver\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ginseng Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e. From 1990 to 2006, he lived in Gaza twice and in Japan. Talarigo was a fellow at the New York Public Library's Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers in 2006-07. Currently living in Oakland, California, Talarigo teaches at Wilkes University's Graduate Creative Writing Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772776284448,"sku":"9780997745542","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d856d365ad918d6032615356d5055103.webp?v=1780413991","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-cemetery-of-the-orange-trees-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}