Yoram Kaniuk
Confessions of a Good Arab: A Novel.
George Braziller, 1988. First printing. Translation by Dalya Bilu of "Aravi Tov" (1985). 0807612103 215 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 6" x 8.75", is bound in maroon cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book is in fine condition. Dust jacket displays light shelfwear, with small tear at top edge of rear panel.
"This book considers the tragedy of belonging to both sides of a conflict; a conflict involving the national homelands of two peoples, their aspirations and their sufferings. This is Yosef Rosenzweig /Sherara's dilemma. Son of a dispossessed Arab aristocrat and a refugee of Nazi Germany, he is an exile in his own homeland. His attempts at integration with either side are met with suspicion and rejection. His inability to form a lasting relationship with Dina, the Jewish woman he loves, symbolizes the irreconcilable conflict that tears both Israel and Palestine apart."