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Loading... The Collaborator of Bethlehem: An Omar Yussef Mystery (Omar Yussef…by Matt Beynon Rees (otherwise under Matt Rees)Series: Omar Yussef mysteries (1)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Finally, a book set in Palestine in today's world, Rees does a great job of telling an unbiased story ( )A remarkable story difficult to put down once you start to read. The author has captured the atmosphere and terror of the area. He demonstrates through the narrative, the tortured complexity of this part of the World. The brutality of the life but also the age old attitudes of the people. Their respect for the courtesies that have been part of their way of life for generations which value respect for the individual. He has also demonstrated the corrosive nature of the conflicts that have destroyed so much of the area. Anderledes detektivhistorie med den israelsk-palæstinensiske konflikt som grum baggrund. no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0618959653, Paperback)The murder of a leader of the Palestinian Martyrs Brigade leads to the arrest of George Saba, a Palestinian Christian accused of collaborating with the Israelis. Omar Yussef, a modest history teacher at a United Nations school in the West Bank, is impelled to investigate the murder to exonerate his former pupil, who he knows is innocent. As he struggles to save George, Omar Yussef is drawn into a complex plot where it is impossible to tell friend from enemy. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:23:34 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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