The Story of Hurry
$36.32
- Hardcover
38 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2014
Summary
After a major invasion of the Gaza Strip in late 2008, twenty-year-old Mahmoud Barghout decided to become a zookeeper. He saw that the children around him were exhausted by war, and so to provide respite, he set up the Happy Land Zoo. But the war made feeding and caring for the animals impossible-they died of thirst, hunger, or injury-and replacing them meant finding large sums of money and overcoming the blockade or the risk of bringing them in through tunnels connecting the Strip to Egypt. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781609805890 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1609805895 |
| Author: | Emma Williams, Ibrahim Quraishi |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Triangle Square |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 38 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 333g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 254mm |
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Critics Review
“Between traditional folk tales and grim news coverage, there is a gap for families who feel their children should not be sheltered from the realities that Palestinian youth face, but also reject the missionary narrative that would paint them purely as victims. Hurry is a story of challenges and creative resistance that is both fantastical and grounded.” —Innosanto Nagara, author of A is for Activist “A powerful anti-war story in a modern setting.” -Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Emma Williams
A doctor and journalist who has worked in Britain, Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Africa, Jerusalem and New York,EMMA WILLIAMSstudied history at Oxford University and medicine at London University. She has written for several publications about Palestinian-Israeli affairs and was a correspondent for the Spectator from 2000-2003. Her memoir of living in Jerusalem during the Second Intifada,It’s Easier to Reach Heaven than the End of the Street, came out in 2006. Williams currently lives in New York City.The recipient of numerous international grants and awards, including the National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, IBRAHIM QURAISHI explores visual performativity through photography, photo painting, video, film, installation, performance, dance, and theater. He lives in Amsterdam.
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