The Tale of a Wall is the reason we have literature. Nasser has made art out of poison with his honesty and golden pen. He brings to light the specificity of experience of the Palestinian prisoner in a manner that makes every reader think about the incarcerated in their own countries without forgetting Palestine. It helps us understand the consequences on others when we do not wield whatever power we each hold for solidarity. A profound and important work -- Sarah Schulman A stunning book. A poetic and remarkable account of decades of imprisonment and the effect it can have on the mind, body and soul. This is a story of unimaginable loss, but also of survival -- Sally Hayden Nasser Abu Srour doesnt allow his long incarceration in an Israeli prison to break his spirit. He turns to the wall of his cell that is intended to confine him into his path to freedom, and in the process, out of the darkness of his cell produces a luminous memoir -- Raja Shehadeh, author of We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir In contemplating the meaning of freedom, and the prison walls enclosing him, Nasser Abu Srour has produced a richly emotional and affecting memoir. His poetic prose, lyrically translated by Luke Leafgren, ranges far beyond physical confines to evoke steadfastness and universal human dignity, through the intellectual curiosity of a writer born into a family on the margins, living in a marginal place filled with marginal people. Its resonance, and Abu Srours vision, are far from marginal -- Matthew Teller, author of Nine Quarters of Jerusalem An extraordinary memoir. Abu Srour is not just a witness of his personal life but a witness to one of the major tragedies of our times -- Amara Lakhous, author of Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio A unique, lyrical exploration of what his inhumane con?nement has taught him about resistance, love, lies, forgiveness, and the complicated struggle for liberation of his fractured, occupied land. Rather than allow the many walls surrounding him from childhood to break him down, he has turned them into darkly luminous companions on a journey into the heart of cruelty and redemption -- Ariel Dorfman, author of The Suicide Museum
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