Description
A subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights
About the Author
Raja Shehadeh is Palestine's leading writer. He is also a lawyer and the founder of the pioneering Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq. Shehadeh was a National Book Award finalist in 2023 and is the author of several acclaimed books published by Profile, including the Orwell Prize-winning Palestinian Walks. He lives in Ramallah.
Reviews
Powerful ... It's a mark of Shehadeh's brilliance that this latest revisiting is full of surprises: it's even in tone, but jet-fuelled by implicit emotion; there's no conventional suspense, but it is absolutely gripping ... masterly -- Rachel Aspden * Guardian *
A striking story of loss, heartbreak and political perfidy ... This is a tragedy within a tragedy, of a father and son who, despite their similarities, failed to understand one another, against the backdrop of dispossession of the Palestinian people -- Lara Marlowe * Irish Times *
Highly readable ... thought-provoking * Observer *
Slim but powerful - rich in recent historical detail with a poignant personal trauma threading in and out of it. This is a Palestinian memoir that will endure -- Gerald Butt * Church Times *
Praise for the author: 'Palestine's greatest prose writer * Observer *
Going Home cements the author's reputation as the best-known Palestinian writing in English * Guardian *
Luminously clear-sighted ... By turns lyrical, witty and shrewd, Shehadeh is an excellent walking companion * Prospect *
Shehadeh is a great inquiring spirit with a tone that is vivid, ironic, melancholy and wise -- Colm Toibin
Raja Shehadeh is a buoy in a sea of bleakness -- Rachel Kushner
Book Information
ISBN 9781788169981
Author Raja Shehadeh
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Profile Books Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 140g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 12mm