Isbn: 9781590518915 - the diamond setter: a novel (30 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The uneventful life of a jeweller from Tel Aviv changes abruptly in 2011 after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv's vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with both an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend - the narrator of this book - and reveals the story of his family's past: a tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930s that connects Fareed and the jeweller.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. The uneventful life of a jeweller from Tel Aviv changes abruptly in 2011 after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv's vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with both an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend - the narrator of this book - and reveals the story of his family's past: a tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930s that connects Fareed and the jeweller.…

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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The uneventful life of a jeweller from Tel Aviv changes abruptly in 2011 after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv's vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with both an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend - the narrator of this book - and reveals the story of his family's past: a tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930s that connects Fareed and the jeweller.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. The uneventful life of a jeweller from Tel Aviv changes abruptly in 2011 after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv's vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with both an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend - the narrator of this book - and reveals the story of his family's past: a tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930s that connects Fareed and the jeweller.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles, homoerotic tensions, and family secrets across generations and borders, illuminating diverse facets of life in the Middle East.Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles and family secrets across generations and borders.The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. In his pocket is a piece of a famous blue diamond known as "Sabakh." Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv's vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend, the narrator of this book. We learn the story of his family's past-a tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930s-and what connects Fareed and the jeweler.The Diamond Setter ties present-day events to a forgotten time before the creation of the state of Israel. Moshe Sakal's poignant mosaic of characters, locales, and cultures allows us to imagine the Middle East beyond its conflicts. Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles, homoerotic tensions, and family secrets across generations and borders, illuminating diverse facets of life in the Middle East. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles and family secrets across generations and borders.The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. In his pocket is a piece of a famous blue diamond known as "Sabakh." Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv's vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend, the narrator of this book. We learn the story of his family's pasta tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930sand what connects Fareed and the jeweler.The Diamond Setter ties present-day events to a forgotten time before the creation of the state of Israel. Moshe Sakal's poignant mosaic of characters, locales, and cultures allows us to imagine the Middle East beyond its conflicts. 304 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles and family secrets across generations and borders.The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. In his pocket is a piece of a famous blue diamond known as "Sabakh." Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv's vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend, the narrator of this book. We learn the story of his family's pasta tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930sand what connects Fareed and the jeweler.The Diamond Setter ties present-day events to a forgotten time before the creation of the state of Israel. Moshe Sakal's poignant mosaic of characters, locales, and cultures allows us to imagine the Middle East beyond its conflicts. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles and family secrets across generations and borders.The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. In his pocket is a piece of a famous blue diamond known as "Sabakh." Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv's vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend, the narrator of this book. We learn the story of his family's pasta tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930sand what connects Fareed and the jeweler.The Diamond Setter ties present-day events to a forgotten time before the creation of the state of Israel. Moshe Sakal's poignant mosaic of characters, locales, and cultures allows us to imagine the Middle East beyond its conflicts. …

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles, homoerotic tensions, and family secrets across generations and borders, illuminating diverse facets of life in the Middle East.In this revised edition of a novel of exile, inheritance, and return, the fates of two families-one Palestinian, one Jewish-intertwine across generations and borders.In 2011, Fareed Jabbali, a young Palestinian from Damascus, crosses the border into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa, in search of his grandparents' lost homeland. He carries in his pocket a rare blue diamond-once a gift to a celebrated chanteuse who sang for the Ottoman sultan-and intends to return it to its rightful owners. More than a relic, the stone is an unsettled debt between two families, waiting to be claimed.In Tel Aviv, Menashe Salomon, a Jewish jeweler born in 1949 to a family of Damascene jewelers, runs a modest shop, unaware that a long-lost piece of his family's past is about to resurface. His mother, Adela, once lived in Damascus, where she fell in love with a Palestinian woman, Laila Jabbali-Fareed's grandmother. As Menashe and Fareed's paths converge, they confront a question that lingers over the novel- Can what was lost ever truly be restored?A mosaic of characters and cities-Damascus, Jaffa, Beirut, Tel Aviv-The Diamond Setter bears witness to the Arab-Jewish world destroyed in 1948 and to the long shadow of the Nakba. Now revised with a new preface, this edition recenters the novel on the Palestinian journey of return and on the vanished Levantine world the twentieth century erased. Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles, homoerotic tensions, and family secrets across generations and borders, illuminating diverse facets of life in the Middle East. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. The Diamond Setter | Moshe Sakal | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2018 | Other Press (NY) | EAN 9781590518915 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles and family secrets across generations and borders.The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. In his pocket is a piece of a famous blue diamond known as "Sabakh." Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv's vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend, the narrator of this book. We learn the story of his family's pasta tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930sand what connects Fareed and the jeweler.The Diamond Setter ties present-day events to a forgotten time before the creation of the state of Israel. Moshe Sakal's poignant mosaic of characters, locales, and cultures allows us to imagine the Middle East beyond its conflicts. 304 pp. Englisch. …