A
groundbreaking collection of essays by celebrated international
writers bears witness to the human cost of fifty years of Israeli
occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
In Kingdom of Olives and Ash, Michael Chabon and Ayelet
Waldman, two of today's most renowned novelists and essayists, have
teamed up with the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence—an organization
comprised of former Israeli soldiers who served in the occupied
territories and saw firsthand the injustice there—and a host of
illustrious writers to tell the stories of the people on the ground
in the contested territories.
Kingdom of Olives and Ash includes contributions from
several of today’s most esteemed storytellers including: Colum
McCann, Jacqueline Woodson, Colm Toibin, Geraldine Brooks, Dave
Eggers, Hari Kunzru, Raja Shehadeh, Mario Vargas Llosa and Assaf
Gavron, as well as from editors Chabon and Waldman. Through these
incisive, perceptive, and poignant essays, readers will
gain unique insight into the narratives behind the litany of
grim destruction broadcasted nightly on the news, as well
as deeper understanding of the conflict as experienced
by the people who live in the occupied territories. Together,
these stories stand witness to the human cost of the occupation.