47 pages 1 hour read

Nathan Thrall

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

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Essay Topics

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Why is the book called A Day in the Life of Abed Salama when it is about so much more than a single day or Abed Salama?

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Why does the first section of the book focus so much on the romance between Abed and Ghazl? How does their unfulfilled romance inform the larger themes of the work?

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How did the First Intifada change life in the occupied territories? In what significant ways did it impact the lives of major characters?