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"From horror to fatigue to indifference, an important look forward and back that provides a grass-roots sense... An honest and troubling snapshot of Israel - both Palestinian and Israeli - that reveals the creeping realization that a two-state solution may no longer be possible." - Kirkus (starred review) Throughout their youth Nir Baram's generation were bombarded with news about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - the injustices, the wrongdoings, the killings. Over the decades, the horror and despair had become habit - he noticed people had begun to give up on the possibility of resolution. Yet, as Baram notes, 'the vast majority of Israelis - as well as international onlookers - know next to nothing about life on the West Bank, the area at the heart of the conflict they have spent their adult lives dissecting'.
About the Author
Nir Baram was born into a political family in Jerusalem in 1976. His grandfather and father were both Israeli Labor Party ministers. He has worked as a journalist and an editor, and began publishing fiction to when he was twenty-two. Between 1998 and 2006 Nir published three novels, including The Remaker of Dreams which became a bestseller in Israel, was shortlisted for the Sapir Prize and was translated into German.In 2010 Nir Baram's fourth novel Good People appeared - the first historical novel by an Israeli author to tackle World War II from the perspective of collaborators. It is not however a novel about the Holocaust. Set in Berlin and Leningrad between 1938 and 1941, Good People is a tour de force, published across Europe to rave reviews. Text published Good People in English in September 2016 in North America.Nir Baram's most recent book, A Land Without Borders, contains reportage of his travels along the Green Line, originally published in Haaretz. It was published to great acclaim in Israel, where it has already spent time on best-seller lists, and will be released in North America in April 2017. Nir Baram's novel World Shadow is currently being translated into English. Like Good People it was an instant bestseller in Israel, and received rave reviews. Text Publishing will release this novel in English worldwide.The author lives in Tel Aviv with his family.
