Based on the real-life experiences of Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan, Colum McCann's new novel Apeirogon weaves the narratives of Palestinians and Israelis together to create a touching story that elevates the calls for peace of those with the most at stake in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. McCann intersperses personal accounts with explanatory historical context to convey the grief and healing process of two men who lost their daughters in the conflict while chronicling myriad moments on their speaker circuits throughout the world. In this way, the author creates a touching portrait of a region that takes on a global character with deeply human veins of oppression, tragedy, reconciliation, and tenacious vivacity.
Colum McCann, an Irish fiction writer who lives in New York City, has garnered literary prizes and critical attention in Europe, particularly Ireland, and North America. His writing compels such inter...
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Colum McCann