Prisoners : a Muslim and a Jew across the Middle East divide / Jeffrey Goldberg.
| Author/creator | Goldberg, Jeffrey, 1965- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Knopf, 2006. |
| Description | xi, 316 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The thief of mercy -- The mysterious child of lies -- Our Lady of Lourdes -- The hill of Jewish bones -- God's golden shore -- The blanket party -- Desert eagle -- Rafiq -- The army of Muhammad -- The giving famishes the craving -- Let my people go -- In the valleys of Jerusalem -- The past is in the past -- Peace without guns -- Prisoner number 26505 -- Refugees -- You were the devil to me -- You are most welcome here -- Abraham was a Muslim -- A kitbag question -- A lesson for America -- A happy man in Palestine -- Good guys -- Stop being Jewish -- I want you to live. |
| Abstract | The author describes his move to Israel as a student, his work as a prison guard, and his extended dialogue with a prisoner named Rafiq, a PLO leader, explaining how they forged a friendship despite their religious, cultural, and political differences. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Goldberg, Jeffrey, 1965- Prisoners. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 2006 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2006041026 |
| ISBN | 0375412344 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780375412349 |
| ISBN | 0375412344 |
| Standard identifier# | 9780375412349 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN4874.G5335 A3 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |