The Lady from Tel-Aviv: A Modern Arabic Novel From Palestine (Arabic Edition)
Released: Apr 21, 2009
Format: Paperback, 328 pages
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Description:
The Lady from Tel Aviv explores the contradictory feelings of a Palestinian writer, an Israeli actress and the son of well known Arab leader, through a controversial relationship between the three of them, and focuses on their efforts to overcome their fears and hostility. Synopsis: In his new novel, The Land of Shadows, A British Palestinian writer tells the story of a German-Palestinian accountant who returns to Gaza reunite with the girl he loved thirty years ago. During their time apart, he gets marry to a German lady, and the girl to her cousin. But after ten years, the accountant marriage falls apart, and the woman loses her husband who's been killed by an Israeli Sniper. The details of the novel attracts the writer him self, so he decides to return to Gaza after 38 years in exile, following in the footsteps of his main character- the accountant. On the journey to Tel Aviv, the writer meets an Israeli actress who discloses to the readers, not to the writer - a secret: the problematic ambiguous relationship with the son of a well known Arab leader. In Gaza, his protagonist- the accountant, and other characters as will, come to life. Surprisingly, the writer meets his protagonist, and leads him toward his first love. Upon his return to London, the writer receives a phone call from the Israeli actress requesting an urgent meeting, promising him that she is going to reveal a big secret. On his way to their meeting, the writer disappears.
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