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Nusseibeh, Sari.

Once upon a country : a Palestinian life / Sari Nusseibeh ; with Anthony David. - 1st ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. - viii, 542 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-542).

Prologue: a fairy tale -- The key -- The Pan-Arab nation -- Promises, promises -- The Herod's gate committee -- The pepper tree -- A grape vine -- Smashing idols -- Sunflower -- Monticello -- The Lemon Tree Café -- The salon -- Military order 854 -- Masquerade -- Murder on the Via Dolorosa -- Faisal Husseini -- Annex us! -- Sticks and stones -- The exorcism -- A declaration of independence -- Interrogation -- Ramle Prison -- Madrid -- A shadow government -- Oslo -- The disappearance -- Porcupines and roosters -- Holy of holies -- The possessed -- Allies -- Checkmate -- The iron fist -- "The tigers" -- The perfect crime -- Epilogue: a night journey.

ISBN: 0374299501 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780374299507 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006013272

Subjects--Personal Names:
Nusseibeh, Sari.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Palestinian Arabs--Biography.

LC Class. No.: DS 119.7 / .N825 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 956.94 / N944o