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1) Minor detail
Author
Series
New Directions paperbook volume 1482
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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National Book Award Winners and Finalists 2020
New York Times Notable Books of 2020 List
The Atlantic's Best Books of 2020
New York Times Notable Books of 2020 List
The Atlantic's Best Books of 2020
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Description
"Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba-the catastrophe that led to the displacement and exile of some 700,000 people-and the Israelis celebrate as the War of Independence. Israeli soldiers murder an encampment of Bedouin in the Negev desert, and among their victims they capture a Palestinian teenager and they rape her, kill her, and bury her in the sand. Many years later, in...
Publisher
Caipirinha Productions
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Multiple
Description
"In 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, director Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict. After several years, travelling over five continents, Iara encountered growing numbers of people who committed their lives to promoting change. From Burma, where non-violent monks take on a dictatorship, to Brazil, where musicians transform guns into guitars, and myriad places in between, Cultures of Resistance...
3) Capernaum
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Arabic
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Capernaüm tells the story of Zain (Zain al-Rafeea), a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the "crime" of giving him life. The film follows Zain as he journeys from gutsy, streetwise child to hardened 12-year-old "adult" fleeing his negligent parents, surviving through his wits on the streets, where he meets Ethiopian migrant worker Rahil, who provides him with shelter and food, as Zein takes care of her baby son Yonas in return. Zein later gets...
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