{"product_id":"the-children-of-the-ghetto-ii-star-of-the-sea-paperback","title":"The Children of the Ghetto: II: Star of the Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElias Khoury\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHumphrey Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAn acclaimed Lebanese writer speaks to the complexity of the Palestinian experience in a devastating account of resilience and loss \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gives voice to rooted exiles and trapped refugees, to dissolving boundaries and changing identities, to radical demands and new languages.\" -- Edward Said \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving personal and cultural memory into a tale that humanizes the complex Palestinian experience, \u003ci\u003eStar of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e traces the contours of the unspeakable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam Dannoun's story is one of beginnings. Born in a war-torn Israel, Adam dreams of becoming a writer. He is just an infant when Jewish forces uproot and massacre thousands of Palestinians in the 1948 Nakba, including his own father. Adam's mother, crumbling with loss, takes her son to Haifa and remarries. Soon she feels stifled by her new husband. Adam flees this lifeless home and writes himself a second beginning. With nothing but his father's will and the image of his mother at the doorway, Adam is born again into the streets of Haifa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere he spins a new life alongside an auto-shop owner, Gabriel. Adam Dannoun shapeshifts into Adam Danon, an Israeli born into the Warsaw ghetto, and Gabriel's younger brother. There are limits to this charade, lines he's forbidden to cross--and when he falls in love with Gabriel's only daughter he steps, unawares, into a third life. Life after life, Adam confronts the horrors of his past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Adam\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is the second installment of a brilliant trilogy--an epic tale of love, survival, and ongoing devastation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElias Khoury\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Beirut, is the author of sixteen novels, four volumes of literary criticism, and three plays. He was awarded the Palestine Prize for \u003ci\u003eGate of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eLe Monde Diplomatique, The Christian Science Monitor, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003e and a Notable Book by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e Khoury's \u003ci\u003eYalo, White Masks, Little Mountain, The Journey of Little Gandhi, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCity Gates\u003c\/i\u003e are also available in English. \u003ci\u003eAs Though She Were Sleeping\u003c\/i\u003e received France's inaugural Arabic Novel Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHumphrey Davies\u003c\/b\u003e was a translator of Arabic fiction, historical and classical texts. Born in England, he was based in Cairo from the 1990's to 2021. His translations include Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq's \u003ci\u003eLeg Over Leg\u003c\/i\u003e, Alaa Al-Aswany's \u003ci\u003eThe Yacoubian Building, \u003c\/i\u003eBahaa Taher's \u003ci\u003eSunset Oasis\u003c\/i\u003e, and Naguib Mafouz's \u003ci\u003eMiddaq Alley\u003c\/i\u003e. He received the Banipal Prize twice.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 417\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.5 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758507032864,"sku":"9781962770064","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3b16009b0e5013eb7ec276642016be87.webp?v=1780128226","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-children-of-the-ghetto-ii-star-of-the-sea-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}