![]() ![]() The Wall is many things – a coming of age story, a fast-paced, captivating novel. Sutcliffe clearly understood this, and he created what I believe is the best work of fiction on Palestine written by a non-Palestinian. So I admit that I picked up Sutcliffe’s latest novel, The Wall (Bloomsbury, 2013), holding my breath, because a people’s narrative, their truth, their memories, and their very real pain, is not to be taken lightly in literature. Right or wrong, the author’s background is relevant to me in such circumstances. ![]() ![]() It is not surprising then, that a Palestinian might have reason for pause when confronted with a novel that reflects life under Israeli occupation, written by a British Jewish author. When it comes to the Palestinian narrative, the task is even more sensitive, as Western audiences have mostly been exposed to reductive stories, written by non-Palestinians. Writing a novel that depicts an oppressed society when you are not a member of that society is a risky undertaking in my estimation. ![]()
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