Nine Quarters of Jerusalem
A New Biography of the Old City
$25.90
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
18 April 2023
Summary
‘Original and illuminating … what a good book this is’ - Jonathan Dimbleby
‘A love letter to the people of the Old City’ - Jerusalem Post
In Jerusalem, what you see and what is true are two different things. Maps divide the walled Old City into four quarters, yet that division doesn’t reflect the reality of mixed and diverse neighbourhoods. Beyond the crush and frenzy of its major religious sites, much of the Old City remains little known to visitors, its people overl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788169196 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1788169190 |
| Author: | Matthew Teller |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 18 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 128mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
‘Highly perceptive and readable … combines millennia of Jerusalem’s history with insightful interviews with its residents, weaponising that unusual approach to present a subtle portrait of the current reality at the heart of the world’s most intractable and divisive conflict … fascinating’ - Ian Black
‘Vivid … as much about the present as the past’ - Rachel Cooke
‘As labyrinthine as the city it describes … a curious, offbeat biography that comes alive through the many gathered voices’ - The Critic
‘Acute social analysis … an engrossing travelogue … vibrant’ - Catholic Herald
‘Illuminating and deeply researched … there is a wealth of stories here’ - Geographical Magazine
Matthew Teller
Matthew Teller is an author, journalist and documentary-maker. He writes for the BBC, CNN, The Times, Financial Times, Independent and Guardian and presents and produces documentaries for Radio 4 and BBC World Service. He is a regular on ‘From Our Own Correspondent’ programme, reporting from around the Middle East and beyond. He has been visiting Jerusalem since childhood.
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