MOURID BARGHOUTI was born in the West Bank in 1944 and
graduated from Cairo University in 1967. His poems have been
published in Beirut, Amman, and Cairo, and his collected works were
published in Beirut in 1997. He lives in Cairo.
Ahdaf Soueif was born in Cairo and educated in Egypt and England.
She is the author of the novels In the Eye of the Sun and The Map
of Love and the story collections Aisha and Sandpiper.
Edward W. Said is University Professor of English and Comparative
Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of more than
twenty books, including Orientalism, Culture and Imperialism, and a
memoir, Out of Place.
“The most eloquent statement in English of what it is like to be a
Palestinian today. . . . No other book so well explains the
background to recent events in Palestine/Israel.” —The Times
Literary Supplement
“An important literary event. . . . One of the finest existential
accounts of Palestinian displacement that we now have.” —Edward W.
Said, from the Foreword
“Forceful, lyrical, evocative. . . . A wonderful read.” —The
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
“Stirring. . . . Poignant. . . . Compelling. . . . I Saw Ramallah
is a magnificent addition to world literature. It is picturesque
and lifelike. Its evocative images touch, move, and inspire.”
–Middle East Studies Association Bulletin
“Marvelous. . . . A beautifully constructed and moving memoir.”
–Al-Ahram Weekly
“An honest and lyrical account from the Palestinian Diaspora. . . .
This book describes in detail the damage done to the Palestinian
people in the most beautiful prose. . . . Because of his frankness
and calm tone, Barghouti has ensured that this life story will stay
with the reader a long time after all the shouting and politicking
stops.” –Cairo Times
“A rare memoir. . . . Humane and eloquent.” –In These Times
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