Palestine: Maps of Memory offers a rare, observant look at daily life, customs, and history in Palestine. It blends memoir, travel writing, and political reflection into a powerful record.
Palestine: Maps of Memory brings together memoir, travel writing, and political reflection in a personal and highly observant account of place, memory, and identity.
Specifications
- Author: Ada Goodrich Freer
- Language: Arabic
- Genre: Personal memoir, autobiography, travel literature, political writing, reflections on place and time
- Main Themes: The changing landscape and geography of the West Bank under occupation, the effect of Israeli occupation on daily life and Palestinian identity, collective and personal memory, history, politics, and the Palestinian relationship to the land
- Special Features: Maps play a central role in following the author's journeys and the changing landscape; the narrative is reflective, poetic, and blends the personal with the historical and political
- Value: A distinctive firsthand perspective on life under occupation and a major reference for understanding the bond between land and Palestinian identity