From Beirut to Jerusalem
ISBN 0-385-41372-6 (1990) | | |
| Followed by | The Lexus and the Olive Tree | |
|---|---|---|
From Beirut to Jerusalem (1989) is a book by American
Thomas L. Friedman chronicling his days as a reporter in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and in Jerusalem through the first year of the Intifada.[1]
Friedman wrote a 17-page epilogue for the first paperback edition (Anchor Books, 1990) concerning the potential for peaceful resolution in Israel and Palestine.
Reception
It received the 1989 National Book Award for Nonfiction[2] and also the Cornelius Ryan Award. In a book review for The Village Voice, Edward Said criticized what he saw as a naive, arrogant, and orientalist account of the Israel–Palestine conflict.[3]
References
- ^ Friedman, Thomas L., 1989, From Beirut to Jerusalem, New York: Doubleday, pp. 162-163.
- ^ "National Book Awards – 1989". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "The Orientalist Express: Thomas Friedman Wraps Up the Middle East", Village Voice 36:42, October 17, 1989.
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