Sleeping on a Wire

Conversations with Palestinians in Israel

David Grossman, Hiam Watzman, Hiam Watzman

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English

Vintage
01 November 2010

History; Ethnic studies; Politics & government; Political control & freedoms

A ground-breaking and profundly important portrayal of the Arab population in Israel

Israel- Jewish state and national homeland to Jews the world over. But a fifth of its population is Arab, a people who feel themselves to be an inseparable part of the Arab nation, most of which is still technically at war with the State of Israel.

In the summer of 1991 David Grossman set out on a journey into the world of Arab citizens of his country. Sleeping on a Wire is an account of what he found. It is about men and women fighting to find a voice, to pick out the pulse of their own identity in a land that doesn't seem to be theirs. He has not written about open conflict. Rather it is a story of ferment beneath the surface, and an intensifying bitterness which can only exacerbate the troubles of the Middle East.

By: David Grossman
Translated by: Hiam Watzman, Hiam Watzman
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 234g
ISBN: 9780099552284
ISBN 10: 0099552280
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 November 2010
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Grossman was born in Jerusalem on January 25, 1954 and studied philosophy and theatre atthe Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is one of the leading Israeli writers of his generation, and the author of numerous pieces of fiction, nonfiction and children's literature. His work has been translated into 25 languages around the world.

Reviews for Sleeping on a Wire: Conversations with Palestinians in Israel

A fine, sympathetic book... Its insights reverberate far beyond the Middle East * Scotsman * A writer of passionate self-honesty, unafraid to ask terrible questions -- Nadine Gordimer The Yellow Wind established Grossman as one of Israel's finest political writers. His latest examination of the Palestinian tragedy is of equal quality, sympathetic without being patronising, sensitive to the point of pain -- Robert Fisk * Independent * Outstanding... Unblinkingly harsh, this journey is also, in its sheer honesty and decency, a work of hope * Observer * Intelligent, sympathetic, resonant and accessible -- Nick Hornby * Sunday Times *