The Yellow Wind

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A book that changed how we think about the Israeli-Palestine conflict- a book that knows that the enemy is not the Palestinian or the Israeli but the extremist and fanatic on either side First published in 1988, The Yellow Wind is Israeli novelist David Grossman's impassioned account of what he observed on the West Bank in early 1987- not only the misery of the Palestinian refugees and their deep-seated hatred of the Israelis, but also the moral cost of occupation for both occupier and occupied. With the unstinting eye of the investigative journalist combined with the humane compassion of the novelist, Grossman channels the myriad human voices of the conflict, weaving them into an indelible account of one of the most intractable tragedies of modern times.

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Beautifully written and highly perceptive * Guardian *
Even the most cautious readers and even the most hostile are bound to learn something about the conflict that they never knew beforesomething deep and achingly, damningly, true * New York Times Book Review *
A brilliant, searing examination of Israels occupation of the West Bankbeautiful, passionate, and profoundly disturbing * Chicago Tribune *
Written with tremendous conviction and power * Newsweek *

Author Bio

David Grossman is the bestselling author of numerous works, which have been translated into thirty-six languages. His most recent novel, A Horse Walks into a Bar, was awarded the International Man Booker Prize 2017, and shortlisted for the TLS-Risa Domb/Porjes Prize 2019. Grossman is also the recipient of the French Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the 2010 Frankfurt Peace Prize.