Edited by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman
In Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, two of today’s most renowned novelists and essayists, have teamed up with the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence—an organization comprised of former Israeli soldiers who served in the occupied territories and saw firsthand the injustice there—and a host of illustrious writers to tell the stories of the people on the ground in the contested territories.
This groundbreaking collection of essays by celebrated international writers bears witness to the human cost of fifty years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and includes contributions from today’s most esteemed storytellers, including Colum McCann, Jacqueline Woodson, Colm Toibin, Geraldine Brooks, Dave Eggers, Hari Kunzru, Raja Shehadeh, Madeleine Thien, Mario Vargas Llosa and Assaf Gavron, as well as Chabon and Waldman.
From Sam
Proud to have contributed in several ways to this book project. Actually, it’s much more than a book project as you will see by who the authors are and what their riveting stories reveal.
This may very well be one of the final wake up calls to save Israel from itself, let alone getting the dirty Israeli boot of occupation off the Palestinians’ neck.
Hats off to you all…onward and upward until we are all free and equal, Palestinians and Israelis alike.
Learn more about the book and read excerpts at olivesandashtour.nif.org and purchase the book on Bookshop.org
Book Details
| Title | Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation |
| Editors | Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman |
| Publisher | Harper Perennial |
| Publish Date | May 30, 2017 |
| Pages | 448 |
| Language | English |
| Type | Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780062431783 |
| Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.1 inches | 16.8 pounds |
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