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Title:
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Cactus Pear for My Beloved |
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Authors:
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Sabawi, Samah |
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Genre:
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Non Fiction |
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Pages:
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316 |
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Year:
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2024 |
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Publisher:
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Penguin Books |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Like the bittersweet experience of peeling a cactus pear with its external thistles and interior sweetness, this is the story of a Palestinian family and what befalls their homeland. For more than one hundred years from British Rule, life under occupation, through to exile on Australian shores, this account conjures a human face for the plight of a nation, focusing on the author’s father, poet Abdul Karim Sabawi. Interweaving fact, memoir and fiction, this is a passionate, heart-warming record of the Palestinian experience amidst relentless oppression and dispossession.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"The story and historical fact were written in a beautiful poetic prose reflecting Abdul's character and abilities".
"This story puts a very human face on the plight of Palestinians. It's largely a true story of the author's Baba (father) with supporting photos which make it more real".
"It gave me a much greater understanding of the culture and history in this part of the world".
"If a book can be a heartwarmng story of despair amidst lashings of hope and acceptance, this is it".
"A beautifully written account of the life in Palestine of so many people, seen through the eyes of her father, an internationally renowned poet".
"This is not a feel good novel. It happened to real people that we come to feel we know".
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Categories:
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Non-fiction, Biography, War theme, Culture/Ethnic/Racial, Historical, Human Rights, Political, Relationships, Social commentary/perspectives, Australia, Palestine, Staff Pick, Just Added, 2027 Titles |
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