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巴勒斯坦的11個生命：戰火下的真實生命故事，掀開遮掩難民營苦難的面紗，見證流亡者的勇敢、抗爭與無望
一九四八年以色列建國，對於巴勒斯坦人而言，
卻是民族的「災難日」，迫使他們逃離家園、流散異鄉。
本書起源於黎巴嫩巴勒斯坦研究中心所辦的一場創意寫作工作坊，主題為「以自傳體散文書寫巴勒斯坦流亡經驗」，公開徵文選出了十一位參與者，最終將他們的成果集結成冊。故事的主題多元，篇篇訴說著形形色色的人生──有對童年的追憶，也有對自身的反思，還有對戰爭逃亡的重現──旨在撕開國際報導中「恐怖分子」的偏頗形象，揭露巴勒斯坦老百姓的真實聲音，將主流媒體忽視的面貌毫不保留地呈現在大眾眼前。
他們不僅僅是新聞畫面中一閃而過的背景、聯合國統計資料上概化的數字，而是有著獨特生命故事的人。
★ 營區的塗鴉牆是一疊疊日漸臃腫的報紙堆
每當歷經重大事件，就會有人在牆上留下沉默的怒吼，揮灑出一連串可能帶有文法或拼字錯誤的文字，卻為牆面帶來繽紛色彩與紀念意義。刻下的一字一句都成為「公報」的創刊號，或見證烈士殞落的報導草稿。一旦刻印在了鐵皮屋的牆上，再無聲的反抗都可能像擴音器播出的叫禱一樣刺耳；匿名人寫下的話語直截而不拐彎抹角，映襯著官方報紙經過審查後粉飾太平的文字……
★ 恐引發內戰的夢想，懸而未解的身分認同
孩提時期的亞法曾夢想在她鍾愛的廣場上舉辦一場傳統的巴勒斯坦婚禮。然而，黎巴嫩依舊籠罩在內戰陰影之下，她巴勒斯坦難民的身分註定使得兒時夢碎。一條阿拉伯頭巾掀起了腥風血雨，累積成一片血海深仇，留下一條涇渭分明的線將黎巴嫩人和住在黎巴嫩逾一甲子的巴勒斯坦人區隔開來。巴勒斯坦人的歡慶可能激怒黎巴嫩人；反之亦然。政治殘殺了住在亞法心底的小孩……
★ 透過倖存者視角，親眼見證人類惡中之惡
一九八二年，以色列入侵黎巴嫩，占領了艾因哈勒瓦難民營，當時年僅十三歲的馬哈茂德將這一切暴行收進眼底：路面上面布滿了塵土和煤煙，有些地方被砲擊炸毀，有些地方被行經的坦克輾裂，有些地方可以看到黑色的油漬，像是馬路上曾經發生了零星戰火。路邊停了許多輛焚燒過的車，有些車輛還跳動著火光。電線桿倒成一片，幾根電纜在路上糾成一團，阻礙我們前進。一路走來也看到了幾具屍體……
無情的戰火也許讓巴勒斯坦人流離失所，卻無法奪去他們的聲音。他們的故事歷經了災難和苦難，記錄下敗仗與屠殺、愛恨情仇與革命抗爭，直到自由來臨前都不會輕易畫下句點，會持續流轉於各國疆界，廣為世人所知。正如其中一篇的作者所言：「我們寫，故我們在。」
本書特色
★由十一位難民親筆撰寫，市面上少有的第一手資料；
★如實呈現巴以衝突大背景下巴勒斯坦百姓的生活面貌；
★一部控訴戰爭、謳歌和平與人性光輝的現象級作品。
卻是民族的「災難日」，迫使他們逃離家園、流散異鄉。
本書起源於黎巴嫩巴勒斯坦研究中心所辦的一場創意寫作工作坊，主題為「以自傳體散文書寫巴勒斯坦流亡經驗」，公開徵文選出了十一位參與者，最終將他們的成果集結成冊。故事的主題多元，篇篇訴說著形形色色的人生──有對童年的追憶，也有對自身的反思，還有對戰爭逃亡的重現──旨在撕開國際報導中「恐怖分子」的偏頗形象，揭露巴勒斯坦老百姓的真實聲音，將主流媒體忽視的面貌毫不保留地呈現在大眾眼前。
他們不僅僅是新聞畫面中一閃而過的背景、聯合國統計資料上概化的數字，而是有著獨特生命故事的人。
★ 營區的塗鴉牆是一疊疊日漸臃腫的報紙堆
每當歷經重大事件，就會有人在牆上留下沉默的怒吼，揮灑出一連串可能帶有文法或拼字錯誤的文字，卻為牆面帶來繽紛色彩與紀念意義。刻下的一字一句都成為「公報」的創刊號，或見證烈士殞落的報導草稿。一旦刻印在了鐵皮屋的牆上，再無聲的反抗都可能像擴音器播出的叫禱一樣刺耳；匿名人寫下的話語直截而不拐彎抹角，映襯著官方報紙經過審查後粉飾太平的文字……
★ 恐引發內戰的夢想，懸而未解的身分認同
孩提時期的亞法曾夢想在她鍾愛的廣場上舉辦一場傳統的巴勒斯坦婚禮。然而，黎巴嫩依舊籠罩在內戰陰影之下，她巴勒斯坦難民的身分註定使得兒時夢碎。一條阿拉伯頭巾掀起了腥風血雨，累積成一片血海深仇，留下一條涇渭分明的線將黎巴嫩人和住在黎巴嫩逾一甲子的巴勒斯坦人區隔開來。巴勒斯坦人的歡慶可能激怒黎巴嫩人；反之亦然。政治殘殺了住在亞法心底的小孩……
★ 透過倖存者視角，親眼見證人類惡中之惡
一九八二年，以色列入侵黎巴嫩，占領了艾因哈勒瓦難民營，當時年僅十三歲的馬哈茂德將這一切暴行收進眼底：路面上面布滿了塵土和煤煙，有些地方被砲擊炸毀，有些地方被行經的坦克輾裂，有些地方可以看到黑色的油漬，像是馬路上曾經發生了零星戰火。路邊停了許多輛焚燒過的車，有些車輛還跳動著火光。電線桿倒成一片，幾根電纜在路上糾成一團，阻礙我們前進。一路走來也看到了幾具屍體……
無情的戰火也許讓巴勒斯坦人流離失所，卻無法奪去他們的聲音。他們的故事歷經了災難和苦難，記錄下敗仗與屠殺、愛恨情仇與革命抗爭，直到自由來臨前都不會輕易畫下句點，會持續流轉於各國疆界，廣為世人所知。正如其中一篇的作者所言：「我們寫，故我們在。」
本書特色
★由十一位難民親筆撰寫，市面上少有的第一手資料；
★如實呈現巴以衝突大背景下巴勒斯坦百姓的生活面貌；
★一部控訴戰爭、謳歌和平與人性光輝的現象級作品。
- GenresNonfiction
264 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2022
About the author
Muhammad Ali Khalidi
6 books3 followers Muhammad Ali Khalidi is a Palestinian philosopher. He earns his Ph.D., Philosophy, from Columbia University and
M.A., Philosophy, from Columbia University
B.S., Physics, from American University of Beirut.
He is a Presidential Professor of Philosophy at City
University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. Before that, he was Professor of Philosophy at York University in Toronto. He has also taught at the American University of Beirut, University of Nevada at Reno, and (as a post-doc) at the University of Chicago and Columbia University.
His main areas of research are in the philosophy of science (with an emphasis on cognitive science) and the philosophy of mind. He has been particularly focused on analyzing mental phenomena such as: memory, concepts, and innateness, and what role they play in contemporary cognitive science. He is also interested in scientific classification schemes and in the means of distinguishing artificial categories from real ones in both the natural and social sciences.
M.A., Philosophy, from Columbia University
B.S., Physics, from American University of Beirut.
He is a Presidential Professor of Philosophy at City
University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. Before that, he was Professor of Philosophy at York University in Toronto. He has also taught at the American University of Beirut, University of Nevada at Reno, and (as a post-doc) at the University of Chicago and Columbia University.
His main areas of research are in the philosophy of science (with an emphasis on cognitive science) and the philosophy of mind. He has been particularly focused on analyzing mental phenomena such as: memory, concepts, and innateness, and what role they play in contemporary cognitive science. He is also interested in scientific classification schemes and in the means of distinguishing artificial categories from real ones in both the natural and social sciences.
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March 11, 2024
An insider look at the reality of Palestinian life due to Israel's attempt to ethnically cleanse Palestinians. Before anyone else, the younger generations of Palestinians need to read this to understand their own lived reality.
November 15, 2023
It's very difficult to read, even though it's a short book, not because of the language but because of the gravity of the stories. I could only read 1 story at a time. The stories really hit you. Thank you for translating them so beautifully.
January 26, 2024
“Since the 1948 Nakba, the Palestinian experience has been one of continuous fragmentation and dispersal. . . Just as snowflakes, which originate in the same cloud, gain unique shapes and sizes as they tumble through the air, swirling and spiralling, so do Palestinians take on unique journeys as they face various political, legal and economic realities. In that sense, each Palestinian story is unique, and each story tells the story of all Palestinians.”
A collection of 11 autobiographical essays written by Palestinian refugees narrating their experiences beginning in childhood. These stories bring different perspectives on the collective grief and torment of the narrators’ communities brought on by war, exile, and colonial occupation.
It was very affecting reading these stories from the perspective of child narrators as we witness innocence and loss of innocence, and as we read about how tragedy and multiple displacements are ever-present in their lives. We read stories about their communities and families and how the roots of their struggles have began generations before, yet are worsened by on-going genocide.
All the while, amidst these deeply personal stories, we read about the love in their communities, how they come together to survive, and how they persist amidst such horrors.
A collection of 11 autobiographical essays written by Palestinian refugees narrating their experiences beginning in childhood. These stories bring different perspectives on the collective grief and torment of the narrators’ communities brought on by war, exile, and colonial occupation.
It was very affecting reading these stories from the perspective of child narrators as we witness innocence and loss of innocence, and as we read about how tragedy and multiple displacements are ever-present in their lives. We read stories about their communities and families and how the roots of their struggles have began generations before, yet are worsened by on-going genocide.
All the while, amidst these deeply personal stories, we read about the love in their communities, how they come together to survive, and how they persist amidst such horrors.
February 5, 2025
Just like a documentary, record some voices, don't judge their writing, don't question their honesty, even if some memories are distorted by excessive pain (as Primo Levi said), respect their memories and their stories
August 30, 2023
Just sad.
January 12, 2024
Favourite stories:
Shorter and Longer than a Winter’s Cold Spell
And the Dream Goes On
A Migration in Two Exiles
Amazing blend of perspectives.
Shorter and Longer than a Winter’s Cold Spell
And the Dream Goes On
A Migration in Two Exiles
Amazing blend of perspectives.
September 23, 2024
A moving and touching collection of stories.
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