O Jerusalem! is a history book published in 1971 by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins that seeks to capture the events surrounding the creation of Israel, and the subsequent expulsion and flight of Palestinians.
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| Author | Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins |
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| Genre | History |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1971 |
| ISBN | 0-671-66241-4 |
Introduction
editThe book is the result of two years of research by the authors, which consisted of several thousand interviews, and an examination of a series of publicly available documents and relevant materials. These became the basic materials for presenting the story of the birth of the modern state of Israel, as well a crucial early reader into the circumstances surrounding the creation of the Palestinian refugee crisis.[1][2]
Presentation
editThe book has forty-six chapters which was grouped into four parts:
- Part One: A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance has six chapters.
- Part Two: A House Against Itself has eleven chapters.
- Part Three: A City Besieged has thirteen chapters.
- Part Four: A City Divided has sixteen chapters.
Film Adaptation
editIn 2006, the book was adapted into a film of the same name by director Élie Chouraqui.
References
edit- ^ Schoenbrun, David (14 May 1972). "The bitter, bloody struggle for the City of Peace". New York Times. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Davis, John. "O Jerusalem!". www.palestine-studies.org/. Institute for Palestine Studies. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- Collins, Larry and Lapierre, Dominique (1972): O Jerusalem!, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0-671-66241-4.