{"product_id":"scratching-the-surface-fahmi-natour-9780595364398","title":"Scratching the Surface: An Israeli Palestinian American Novel","description":"In following the fictitious life of Frank Gardner, \u003ci\u003eScratching the Surface\u003c\/i\u003e exposes, compares, and contrasts the orientations, cultures, and attitudes of people in the Middle East with people in the United States. Frank provides the link among the multitude of events covering the various aspects of life in both the United States and the Middle East during the 1970s and up to the late 1990s. \u003cp\u003eFrank internalizes the American experience, first as an outsider and a foreign student, then as an American citizen and active participant in the American dream. But when Frank returns to Israel at the most challenging stage of its history, he experiences fear, mistrust, and absence of personal security amidst a world that has spun dangerously out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter surviving a vicious bombing attack in a nearby mall, Frank meets his fate on his way to a peace rally in Tel Aviv.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fahmi Natour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 059536439X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595364398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Fahmi Natour","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435544555775,"sku":"9780595364398","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a55f7e8-c39d-46b5-ba91-61feee238a65.jpg?v=1777151084","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scratching-the-surface-fahmi-natour-9780595364398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}