My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness

Adina Hoffman

RRP: £17.99

Publisher: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Publication Date : 31/03/2009

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Tells the story of Taha Muhammad Ali, born in 1931 and forced to flee to Lebanon during the war in 1948. Returning home a year later, he found his village destroyed. He now runs a souvenir shop in Palestine, and is a successful poet. With b/w illustrations.

Publisher's description:

Taha Muhammad Ali was born in 1931 in the Galilee village of Saffuriyya and was forced to flee om the war in 1948. He traveled on foot to Lebanon and returned a year later to find his village destroyed. This book tells the story of this man and the culture from which he emerged. It offers a view of the people and culture of the Middle East.

ISBN: 9780300141504