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marym_mohamed's review against another edition
رواية مثيرة للدهشة .. يحكي مريد فيها سيرته الذاتية و لكنها تصلح أن تكون سيرة أي فلسطيني آخر .. ذكريات الشتات و وفاة أخيه الأكبر " منيف " و التي كانت نقطة محورية في حياته و يبدو أن كل شيء يذكره به
أسلوب السرد و الاستطراد أساسي و لكنه غير ممل و غير مخل بالسياق غالبا .. هل يبدو شبيها بنفس استطراد " رضوى " في " الطنطورية " ؟؟
ربما .. لكنه هنا أكثر وضوحا بكثييير
التأكيد على فكرة أن أفظع مافعله الكيان الصهيوني هو منع القرى من التمدن وتحويل المدن لقرى" وقف عجلة التطور "
ربما نتشدق دائما بأننا نفضل أيام البساطة و الدفء العائلي و قضاء الأجازات في الريف الهاديء لكن هذا عندما يكون بإرادتنا .. بجهدنا .. بسعينا الحثيث للتقدم نحو المدنية
" الإرادة " هذا مايريد الفلسطنيون استعادته
أسلوب السرد و الاستطراد أساسي و لكنه غير ممل و غير مخل بالسياق غالبا .. هل يبدو شبيها بنفس استطراد " رضوى " في " الطنطورية " ؟؟
ربما .. لكنه هنا أكثر وضوحا بكثييير
التأكيد على فكرة أن أفظع مافعله الكيان الصهيوني هو منع القرى من التمدن وتحويل المدن لقرى" وقف عجلة التطور "
ربما نتشدق دائما بأننا نفضل أيام البساطة و الدفء العائلي و قضاء الأجازات في الريف الهاديء لكن هذا عندما يكون بإرادتنا .. بجهدنا .. بسعينا الحثيث للتقدم نحو المدنية
" الإرادة " هذا مايريد الفلسطنيون استعادته
bibliofienna's review
5.0
A profound Palestinian memoir of living in exile, an important literary work representing the subjugated and quashed.
Reading Mourid al-Bargouti's memoir, I felt his despair of living everywhere but his own hometown. The book recounts his childhood and growing up in a town he can only return to with a green card issued by Israel, the invader. Yet, there's an undercurrent of resilience amidst the concede. Through his perspective, we witness the detailed impact of the Occupation on Palestinians, both in exile and within the occupied territories. We can see the occupation has fractured a shared goal of a Free Palestine, dividing the people into different factions. Despite the divisions, they're living the nightmare all the same. As Barghouti might say, "life will not be simplified."
His writing is poetic, blurring the lines between memories and reality as he relies on the unordered flow of his recollections. Reading Barghouti's story, it's like an enforcement of validation that Israel has been playing the same game since the beginning and I felt a deep empathy for the Palestinian people's plight. It compels me to continue my share of fight until Palestine is free. I hope I inspire you to read I Saw Ramallah
Reading Mourid al-Bargouti's memoir, I felt his despair of living everywhere but his own hometown. The book recounts his childhood and growing up in a town he can only return to with a green card issued by Israel, the invader. Yet, there's an undercurrent of resilience amidst the concede. Through his perspective, we witness the detailed impact of the Occupation on Palestinians, both in exile and within the occupied territories. We can see the occupation has fractured a shared goal of a Free Palestine, dividing the people into different factions. Despite the divisions, they're living the nightmare all the same. As Barghouti might say, "life will not be simplified."
His writing is poetic, blurring the lines between memories and reality as he relies on the unordered flow of his recollections. Reading Barghouti's story, it's like an enforcement of validation that Israel has been playing the same game since the beginning and I felt a deep empathy for the Palestinian people's plight. It compels me to continue my share of fight until Palestine is free. I hope I inspire you to read I Saw Ramallah
carolinecronj's review
Mourid Barghouti is a poet - and it shows, in the most beautiful way.
As he crosses the bridge to the West Bank, walks the streets of Ramallah, and revisits his childhood home in Deir Ghassanah, he takes us far beyond these places and this time in his life. We learn about his childhood, his exile spent in many places including Hungary, Egypt and Jordan (among other places), his family life, and the many people he has lost.
He asks what it means to return to something that has changed during one's absence, sometimes beyond recognition. What it means to raise a child in perpetual displacement, and how resistance can take the form of words and poems.
This memoir is beautiful, tender, heart-breaking and full of wisdom.
As he crosses the bridge to the West Bank, walks the streets of Ramallah, and revisits his childhood home in Deir Ghassanah, he takes us far beyond these places and this time in his life. We learn about his childhood, his exile spent in many places including Hungary, Egypt and Jordan (among other places), his family life, and the many people he has lost.
He asks what it means to return to something that has changed during one's absence, sometimes beyond recognition. What it means to raise a child in perpetual displacement, and how resistance can take the form of words and poems.
This memoir is beautiful, tender, heart-breaking and full of wisdom.
kauther's review against another edition
5.0
كتاب ممتع قصصياً و لغوياً. فيه يحكي مريد البرغوثي زيارته لفلسطين بعد غياب عنها زاد عن 30 سنة. كما يتخلل الكتاب قصصاً من حياة مريد بشكل عام.
الكتاب نثري مكتوب بلغة الشعر. فقرائته ممتعة لذوي الحس اللغوي.
الكتاب نثري مكتوب بلغة الشعر. فقرائته ممتعة لذوي الحس اللغوي.
samar_wants_free_palestine's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.5