{"product_id":"we-could-have-been-friends-raja-shehadeh-9781635423648","title":"We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the National Book Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of bestselling author and activist Raja. In this new and searingly personal memoir, Raja Shehadeh unpicks the snags and complexities of their relationship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A vocal and fearless opponent, Aziz resists under the British mandatory period, then under Jordan, and, finally, under Israel. As a young man, Raja fails to recognize his father's courage and, in turn, his father does not appreciate Raja's own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. When Aziz is murdered in 1985, it changes Raja irrevocably. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is not only the story of the battle against the various oppressors of the Palestinians, but a moving portrait of a particular father and son relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raja Shehadeh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635423643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635423648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.85w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023","brand":"Raja Shehadeh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44173276414207,"sku":"9781635423648","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fed227f3-98ee-4eb6-989d-3bde9c13460a.jpg?v=1689791929","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-could-have-been-friends-raja-shehadeh-9781635423648","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}