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In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story Kindle Edition
by Ghada Karmi (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (123)
Ghada Karmi's acclaimed memoir relates her childhood in Palestine, flight to Britain after the catastrophe, and coming of age in Golders Green, the north London Jewish suburb. A powerful biographical story, In Search of Fatima reflects the author's personal experiences of displacement and loss against a backdrop of the major political events which have shaped conflict in the Middle East. Speaking for the millions of displaced people worldwide who have lived suspended between their old and new countries, fitting into neither, this is an intimate, nuanced exploration of the subtler privations of psychological displacement and loss of identity.
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Keenly observed, fierce, honest and yet light of touch, Ms Karmi's memoir of dislocation illlustrates just how inseparable, for many people, the personal and the political still can be. ― Economist
This is an important memoir, beautifully written by an intelligent, sensitive woman that fills a void in studies of Zionism. It should help those of us who do not understand why growing numbers of Muslims and not a few Christians have lost faith with Western pretensions of fairness. ― Financial Times
Karmi's great achievement is to humanise the Palestinian predicament. Violent uprooting and exile have permanent psychological effects, which, as the Jewish people discovered, are not necessarily assuaged by the passage of time. We need counter-narratives like this, because we have recently learnt that it is not only parochial but also dangerous to ignore the pain and rights of others. ― Independent
Ghada Karmi's compelling and beautifully written narrative is more than a personal memoir. It enables the reader to understand and to empathise with the psychological dislocation of exile that continues to fuel the Palestinian cause ... -- Karen Armstrong ― Independent
About the Author
Ghada Karmi was born in Jerusalem and trained as a doctor of medicine at Bristol University. She established the first British-Palestinian medical charity in 1972 and was an Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute for International Affairs. Her previous books include The Ethnic Health Factfile and Jerusalem Today: What Future for the Peace Process? and, as co-editor with E. Cotran, The Palestinian Exodus, 1948-1998.
Product details
ASIN : B0BMLWLSX9
Publisher : Verso
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Publication date : 5 May 2020
Print length : 482 pages
271 in Israeli History
401 in History of Israel & Palestine
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4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (123)
estinian Story
Palestinian physician, activist and writer. Born in Jerusalem, Dr. Karmi grew up in Britain where she studied medicine, going on to hold various positions at the universities of Leeds, Durham, SOAS and Exeter. Considered one of Britain's leading authorities on Palestine and Israel.
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Shehada
5.0 out of 5 stars Great bookReviewed in Germany on 8 August 2018
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This book tells the truth about how the Zionists stole Palestine.
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Ingeborg Hanson
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book.Reviewed in the United States on 5 May 2024
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The author does not only cover history but sets it in human form, things that most people never even think about. throughout the author tries to make peace and friends with all sides but again and again runs right into a brick wall in many instances. Wonderful observations of the times, characteristics of certain ethnic groups, religions and cultural differences.
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Dr. R. Memon
5.0 out of 5 stars in search of identitiesReviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2008
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i read this well written book in 3 days. it works on many levels. one level is about personal identity. the author discusses her own arab identity, english identity and an identity neither fully arab nor english. her life story demonstrates how shifting identities are a product of experience and social environment.
she starts in palestine and then as a child is forced into exile with her family who settle in london via a short stay in damascus. an english identity develops in conflict with her native arab identity. this results in a "culture clash." on leaving london to attend bristol medical school she determines to complete the transformation to a dark skinned english girl. she marries an englishman against opposition from her family but the marriage is short lived resulting in divorce. her identity develops further, she becomes a political activist for the palestinian cause and travels back to the middle east.
and so i have titled this review "in search of identities."
overall, i enjoyed reading this book very much.
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Deb
5.0 out of 5 stars A Perspective That We Should All Be Aware OFReviewed in the United States on 15 March 2020
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This memoir provided a new, more complex understanding of the conflicts in Syria, Lebanon and Israel. It offers important historical background details that are as relevant today as they were 60 years ago. It's a pleasure to read, interesting, and well paced. I've recommended it to many people and they have all had the same reaction as myself; In the US, we are getting a negatively biased picture of that region of the world. History and current events collide in this eye-opening book.
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Bethany Knight
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic retelling of the author’s Palestinian history and identity strugglesReviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 March 2024
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I was engrossed in this book. I learnt so much from the author about important moments in history I barely knew about. I found the author honest and balanced in her portrayal. As a reader, you really go on an emotional journey with the author, in a way that you feel you are with her in her memories, experiencing every step with her.
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AL
5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful, important book
Reviewed in the United States on 23 June 2024
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I first read this as a teenager and have picked it up now 20 years later, though it stayed with me throughout my whole life. A gorgeous and important book.
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Nada Kiblawi
5.0 out of 5 stars Palestine Lost - A Historic Human Tragedy
Reviewed in the United States on 24 May 2011
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A captivating Memoir of a middle class Palestinian family, one of more than 700,000 Palestinians uprooted and displaced from their historic homeland, Palestine, in 1948. In this memoir Ms. Karmi has documented a sample of the continuing suffering and injustice brought upon the Palestinian People by the creation of the Illegitimate State of Israel. While expressing the complex social and cultural feelings, hardships, and struggles in coping with the brutality of displacement and diaspora, Ms. Karmi remains optimistic and hopeful that Justice and Right will prevail.
This book must be read by young Palestinians, Israelis, Americans, Europeans, and Arabs, to truly understand and appreciate the only solution that will bring a lasting Peace in Palestine.
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NATALIE LOCHERER
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2014
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This was a book club read, and was my highest scoring book so far. I was a bit put off at first by the size of the book, but it was so well written, and the characters so engaging, that I could barely put it down. It was also a great education for me on the history of Israel, told from the first hand perspective of a young palestinian. A real eye opener and an very enjoyable read.
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Doura
5.0 out of 5 stars In Search of Fatima
Reviewed in the United States on 20 August 2010
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this was a great book for me because I could identify with the author on so many levels - the feeling that you don't really belong anywhwere, the searching for an identity and the sadness and lonliness you feel when no one, not even your own family, understands what you are going through. She articulated so many things that I experienced growing up that I never fully understood until I read this book. Very well done.
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Kathy
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and Moving Account
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2012
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I have read a fair bit about the Palestine-Israel conflict but the personal nature of this account made me consider a whole range of issues affecting Palestinians as individuals, and also answered many questions I had. I found the first part of the book absolutely heartbreaking and had to take many breaks while reading. It was deeply affecting. The final part was also very sad and I suppose it is not surprising that I was beginning to feel a sense of hopelessness and anger at the injustice of it all, but I hold on to the hope that this book, and the tireless efforts of an increasing number whose eyes have been opened, will continue to inform us of the continuing injustices and misinformation so that more and more people are enabled to reevaluate what they were brought up to believe.
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Sylvia Finzi
5.0 out of 5 stars Very moving and well written
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2018
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An excellent and readable introduction to the Naqba, the effects on the Palestinians of the formation of the State of Israel, giving great insight into the condition of displacement
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Tod grober
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 26 January 2017
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Great book opened my eyes when I did not know they were closed
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Mrs. Lydia Eagle
5.0 out of 5 stars Forced to become Refugees: Losing Home, Community and All That is Familiar
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2017
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This is a deeply moving and informative book that really hits home in its description of the personal costs of displaced Palestinians. It is a story that should be shouted from the rooftops and maybe the International Community would make more of an effort to resolve this terrible conflict in the Middle East, which has gone on for too long.
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Debora Lugo
5.0 out of 5 stars Sorprise gift to my lovely husband...
Reviewed in the United States on 1 December 2012
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Ideal for a gift to my husband....he do not expected ...he did not found here in Mexico city....Idont know if Ican wait until christmas
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5.0 out of 5 stars painful, & resonating for those of us who self ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 July 2018
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An evocative detailed memoir describing the
author 's childhood during the British Mandate in Palestine & what followed through during the upheaval after partition and her arriving in Britain.
Insightful, painful, & resonating for those of us who self identify with exile/ belonging issues.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 19 September 2017
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Read it !!!
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Kazim Tajri
5.0 out of 5 stars Good.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2020
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Good read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I am a jew I read this book and cried ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2016
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I am a jew I read this book and cried makes you think
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catherine
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2013
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A great book, written with passion,a must read for everone who want to know what it means
to be torn away from home and homeland
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AT
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 December 2013
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This book gives the reader a fascinating insight into Palestinian history and was thoroughly enjoyed by all members of my book club.
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Om Joey
2.0 out of 5 stars Very long and hard to presevere with.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2016
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I found this book rather tiresome in the way it is written. A long, drawn out and very detailed account of the author's life and experiences which at times are challenging, but sadly not very unique in today's world. Have to say, it was not one of my better reads for our book club. Disappointed
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Kevin L Walsh
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2017
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An amazing autobiography that has taught me a lot about Palestine.
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Elly K
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2015
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Excellent thank you!
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Wm Abdelrhman
5.0 out of 5 stars honest book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 January 2006
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this is very intresting book, i have nejoyed reading it, it corrects some of my informayion about the arab-israeli conflict.
it is based on the real story, u can feel how much trouble and problems those Phlastenians have faced.
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