The children of the ghetto my name is Adam
Long exiled in New York, Palestinian ex-pat Adam Dannoun thought he knew himself. But an encounter with Blind Mahmoud, a father figure from his childhood, changes everything. As he investigates exactly what occurred in 1948 in Lydda, the city of his birth, he gathers stories that speak to his people...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Arabic |
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Brooklyn, NY :
Archipelago Books,
2019.
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| Summary: | Long exiled in New York, Palestinian ex-pat Adam Dannoun thought he knew himself. But an encounter with Blind Mahmoud, a father figure from his childhood, changes everything. As he investigates exactly what occurred in 1948 in Lydda, the city of his birth, he gathers stories that speak to his people's bravery, ingenuity, and resolve in the face of unimaginable hardship. |
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| Physical Description: | 428 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781939810137 1939810132 |
| Author Notes: | Humphrey Davies is a translator of Arabic fiction, historical, and classical texts. His translations include Elias Khoury's Yalo, Naguid Mahfouz's Thebes at War and Midaqq Alley, Alla Al-Aswany's The Yacoubian Building and Friendly Fire , Hamdy el-Gazzar's Black Magic , Mohamed Mustagab's Tales of Dayrut , and the four-volume 19th century Arabic experimental novel, Leg over Leg , by Faris Al-Shidyaq. A two-time winner of the Banipal Prize, he is also the recipient of the English PEN Writers In Translation Award. Davies lives in Cairo. |
