Living in Israel for the past eight years, Adina Hoffman observed the nuances of life in a divided city. By focusing on the day-to-day rhythms of her close-knit neighborhood -- a sort of urban village located on the seam between the western (Jewish) and eastern (Arab) sides of Jerusalem -- Hoffman offers a rich, precise, and refreshingly honest portrait of a place that is often reduced to generalization and cliche. The narrative consists of intimate portraits: a Moroccan-Jewish grocer, an aging civil servant, a Palestinian gardener, a nosy mother of ten, and others. And its gaze and ambition gradually widen to take in larger questions of identity and exile.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bookwise International
ISBN-13
9781586420017
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94379187
Product Key Features
Author
Adina Hoffman
Publication Name
House of Windows: Portraits from a Jerusalem Neighborhood
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
217 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
222mm
Item Width
146mm
Item Weight
431g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Adina Hoffman
Topic
Travel Guide
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia
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