Description
An ordinary Gazan's "devastating contemporary war journal" that chronicles his struggle to survive Israel's invasion of Gaza (Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient) The Drone Eats with Me is an unforgettable rendering of everyday civilian life shattered by the realities of twenty-first-century warfare. Israel's 2014 invasion of Gaza lasted 51 days, killed 2,145 Palestinians (578 of them children), injured over 11,000 people, and demolished more than 17,000 homes. Atef Abu Saif, a young father and novelist, puts an indelibly human face on these statistics, providing a rare window into the texture of a community and the realities of a conflict that is too often obscured by politics.
Author: Atef Abu Saif
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 07/05/2016
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780807049105
ISBN10: 0807049107
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Political Science | World | Middle Eastern
- Religion | Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
Author: Atef Abu Saif
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 07/05/2016
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780807049105
ISBN10: 0807049107
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Political Science | World | Middle Eastern
- Religion | Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
About the Author
Atef Abu Saif was born in Jabalia Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip in 1973. He is the author of five novels, including A Suspended Life, which was shortlisted for the 2015 International Prize for Arab Fiction. He lives with his family in Gaza.