Prisoners : a Muslim and a Jew across the Middle East divide / Jeffrey Goldberg.

Author/creator Goldberg, Jeffrey, 1965-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Knopf, 2006.
Descriptionxi, 316 pages ; 25 cm
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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 formOnline version: Goldberg, Jeffrey, 1965- Prisoners. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 2006
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LCCN 2006041026
ISBN0375412344 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780375412349
ISBN0375412344
Standard identifier# 9780375412349

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Joyner General Stacks PN4874.G5335 A3 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold