{"product_id":"the-children-of-the-ghetto-i-my-name-is-adam","title":"The Children of the Ghetto: I: My Name is Adam","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong exiled in New York, Palestinian expatriate Adam Dannoun thought he knew himself. But an encounter with Blind Mahmoud, a father figure from his childhood, changes everything. As Adam investigates what occurred in 1948 in Lydda, the city of his birth, he gathers stories that speak to his people's bravery, ingenuity, and resolve in the face of unimaginable hardship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLit by the sublime beauty and tragedy of classical Arabic poetry, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Children of the Ghetto: My Name Is Adam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e weaves history, memory, and poetry into a sprawling memorial to the Nakba and the lives left in its wake. Oscillating between Adam and a self-reflexive version of Elias Khoury, the novel incorporates real and invented scholarly texts, Khoury's own work, and Adam's lost notebooks to create an intricate account of a life shadowed by atrocity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElias Khoury (1948–2024) was a Lebanese novelist, journalist, playwright, and lifelong activist for social justice. His novels include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGate of the Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYalo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Though She Were Sleeping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He received the Mahmoud Darwish Award for Creativity and was widely regarded as one of the most important Arab writers of his generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHumphrey Davies is a translator of Arabic fiction, historical, and classical texts. His translations include works by Elias Khoury, Naguib Mahfouz, and Alaa Al Aswany. He is a two-time winner of the Banipal Prize and the recipient of the English PEN Writers in Translation Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchipelago Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJune 10, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e400\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubjects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiterary Fiction · Palestinian Literature · Arabic Literature · Historical Fiction · World Literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781939810137\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOscillating between two narrators—the self-reflexive \"Elias Khoury\" and Adam himself—Children of the Ghetto: My Name is Adam engages real (and invented) scholarly texts, Khoury’s own work, and Adam’s lost notebooks in an intertextual account of a life shadowed by atrocity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67677572923574,"sku":"9781939810137","price":36.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781939810137.jpg?v=1792422525","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/the-children-of-the-ghetto-i-my-name-is-adam","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}