{"product_id":"sabra-zoo-mischa-hiller-9781846590931","title":"Sabra Zoo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book for Europe and South Asia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stunning, defiant debut.--\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiller brings to his works not only a craftsman's skill but also a compassion for his characters that proves infectious.--\u003ci\u003eHaaretz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chilling rites-of-passage novel set in Beirut in 1982 during the killings in the camps.--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the summer of 1982 and Beirut is under siege. Eighteen-year-old Ivan's parents have just been evacuated from the city with other members of the Palestine Liberation Organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvan stays on, interpreting for international medical volunteers in Sabra refugee camp and working undercover for the PLO. Hoping to get closer to Eli, a Norwegian physiotherapist, he helps her treat Youssef, a camp orphan disabled by a cluster bomb. An unexpected friendship develops between the three and things begin to look up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut events take a nasty turn when the president-elect is assassinated. The Israeli army enters Beirut and surrounds the camp, with Eli and Youssef trapped inside. What happens next makes international headlines and leaves Ivan scrabbling to salvage something positive from the chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMischa Hiller\u003c\/b\u003e, of English-Palestinian descent, was born in England in 1962 and grew up in London, Dar es Salaam, and Beirut. Mischa won the 2009 European Independent Film Festival script competition for his adaptation of \u003ci\u003eSabra Zoo\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Cambridge, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mischa Hiller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1846590930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846590931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Telegram Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Mischa Hiller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938947236095,"sku":"9781846590931","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_81ea19d4-d8e2-4088-80ff-a17a994d4f72.jpg?v=1681438607","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sabra-zoo-mischa-hiller-9781846590931","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}