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Beschreibung
Seventy-one years ago, in 1948, the Nakba--the "catastrophe"--overturned life in Palestine, forcing three-quarters of Palestinians into exile, depriving them of their land, their homes, their belongings. Today, those who can bear witness to that period are becoming rare. From different social backgrounds, 19 men and women remember the coexistence that prevailed in Palestine, the war, the exile, as well as the strength and resilience which they had to muster to adapt to new realities. Life stories expressed in the first person are accompanied by black and white portraits where each look questions the coming generations. For every Palestinian, Jerusalem is charged with symbolic meaning, of identity and of remembrance, the more so because it has become inaccessible to most. The city is made the focus of a compilation of color photographs presented for a contemporary look, between shadow and light.
Seventy-one years ago, in 1948, the Nakba--the "catastrophe"--overturned life in Palestine, forcing three-quarters of Palestinians into exile, depriving them of their land, their homes, their belongings. Today, those who can bear witness to that period are becoming rare. From different social backgrounds, 19 men and women remember the coexistence that prevailed in Palestine, the war, the exile, as well as the strength and resilience which they had to muster to adapt to new realities. Life stories expressed in the first person are accompanied by black and white portraits where each look questions the coming generations. For every Palestinian, Jerusalem is charged with symbolic meaning, of identity and of remembrance, the more so because it has become inaccessible to most. The city is made the focus of a compilation of color photographs presented for a contemporary look, between shadow and light.
Über den Autor
Chris Conti is an independent journalist based in the Middle East. Altair Alcântara is a French-Brazilian photographer. Isabelle Lavigne translated this edition from French to English.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Biographien, Importe
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781843916567
ISBN-10: 1843916568
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Conti, Chris
Kamera: Alcantra, Altair
Übersetzung: Alcantara, Altair
Hersteller: Hesperus Press Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 271 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Chris Conti
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.02.2020
Gewicht: 1,11 kg
Artikel-ID: 117846521