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Title: Strangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied Palestine
Author: Raja Shehadeh
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2002
Country: Palestine [Occupied Territories]
254 pages
As was his father, Shehadeh is a lawyer working for Palestinian justice, thogh their methods differ. This memoir offers history and insights into the political processes of the Middle East, but is primarily Shehadeh's account of his childhood, educaton, and relationships with his father and his community. He is a good writer and tells his story well. Read with Shammas's Arabesques and Oz's In the Land of Israel for a broader historical context.
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