A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

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Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue-Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5-Epilogue

Key Figures

Themes

Index of Terms

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Why is the book called A Day in the Life of Abed Salama when it is about so much more than a single day or Abed Salama?

Why does the first section of the book focus so much on the romance between Abed and Ghazl? How does their unfulfilled romance inform the larger themes of the work?

How did the First Intifada change life in the occupied territories? In what significant ways did it impact the lives of major characters?