A Trumpet in the WadiThis title is unfailingly honest, pointedly comic and suffused with a fundamental heartache-one that speaks to the internal conflicts in the Middle East even as it celebrates the possibilities of a love that dares to cross all cultural and political boundaries. |
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References to this book
Displacement, Diaspora, and Geographies of Identity Smadar Lavie,Ted Swedenburg Limited preview - 1996 |