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Learn moreNow a major motion picture from award-winning director Julian Schnabel, starring Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire)
Written by the much-admired Italo-Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal, Miral is a novel that focuses on remarkable women whose lives unfold in the turbulent political climate along the borders of Israel and Palestine.
In 1948, as violence erupts in Jerusalem, a young Arab woman, Hind Husseini, finds fifty-five abandoned children and faces the biggest challenge of her lifeāchanging their destiny. She dedicates her life to providing the children with love and education, and establishes the Dar El-Tifel orphanage. As the years pass and the conflict rages on, Hind finds thatādespite her best effortsāsome of her older students are taking part in the violent struggle for Palestinian independence, including one of her brightest students, Miral, whose mother died tragically when her daughter was only five. Hind desperately races to save Miral from this legacy of destruction. But is she too late?
Rula JebrealĀ is an award-winning Italo-Palestinian journalist who specializes in foreign affairs and immigration-rights issues. She was born in Haifa, Israel, studied and worked in Italy as an anchorwoman for many years, and now makes her home in New York.
Sneha Mathan is a voice actor and audiobook narrator. Her audiobook work has received several Earphones awards, and she is a three-time Audie Award finalist. She lives in Seattle.
John Cullen is the translator of many books from Spanish, French, German, and Italian, including Margaret Mazzantiniās Donāt Move, Yasmina Khadraās Middle East trilogy (The Swallows of Kabul, The Attack, The Sirens of Baghdad), Christa Wolfās Medea, and Manuel de Lopeās The Wrong Blood. He lives in upstate New York.
Reviews
“A gripping story with nuanced characters and historical context that thoroughly humanizes the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.”
“Packed with historical facts…A reliable refresher of the Palestinian struggle.”
“Gripping…There are few novels that show the personal conflict in such depth and complexity.”
“Many of us understand the motives of both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but neglect the stories of the individuals involved. Here, Palestinian-born Jebreal…shares the realities of these people…Jebreal’s refusal to categorize her characters as angelic or evil is refreshing…With a narrative style that recalls Chico Buarque’s Budapest, this work will appeal to lovers of political fiction, particularly when focused on the Arabic world. The novel is soon to be a major motion picture directed by Julian Schnabel, which testifies to its relevance.”
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