The Water Thief
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
From the award-winning author of Ishmael's Oranges comes a searing novel set in Africa, with a Graham Greene-esque moral conflict at its heart
Claire Hajaj crea ponti tra due mondi nella sua scrittura, intrecciando l'eredità palestinese e ebraica. La sua vita in quattro continenti e il suo lavoro per le Nazioni Unite in zone di guerra le hanno fornito una prospettiva unica sull'esperienza umana. La prosa di Hajaj porta in primo piano la cruda realtà e una profonda comprensione di culture e conflitti complessi. I suoi testi, apparsi anche su importanti media globali, riflettono il suo desiderio di connessione e comprensione. Risiede a Beirut, Libano.


From the award-winning author of Ishmael's Oranges comes a searing novel set in Africa, with a Graham Greene-esque moral conflict at its heart
Shortlisted for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize 2016 A finalist for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award 2015 It’s April 1948, and war hangs over Jaffa. One minute seven-year-old Salim is dreaming of taking his first harvest from the family’s orange tree; the next he is swept away into a life of exile and rage. Seeking a new beginning in swinging-’60s London, Salim falls in love with Jude. The only problem? Jude is Jewish. A captivating story about love and loss, Ishmael’s Oranges follows the story of two families spanning the crossroad events of modern times, and of the legacy of hatred their children inherit.