Once Upon a Country by
Once upon a country… is a very personal narrative of one Palestinian’s direct experience of the past fifty years or so, as well as a recounting of how he experiences being a part of his ancestry, history, culture, religion and even politics, keeping in mind that his views of what used to be his country are also informed by his living and studying in various western countries.
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
A teacher, a scholar, a philosopher, and an eyewitness to history, Sari Nuseibeh is one of our most urgent and articulate authorities on the conflict in the Middle East. From his time teaching side by side with Israelis at the Hebrew University through his appointment by Yasir Arafat to administer the Arab Jerusalem, he has held fast to the principles of freedom and equality for all, and his story dramatizes the consequences of war, partition, and terrorism as few other books have done. Once Upon a Country brings rare depth and compassion to the story of his country.