PALESTINIAN VILLAGE HOME

by Suad Amiry

48 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1989

About the author

Suad Amiry (Arabic: سعاد العامري) is a Palestinian writer and architect has been living in Ramallah since 1981.
Born in Damascus, Amiry grew up between Amman, Damascus, Beirut and Cairo. She studied architecture at the American University of Beirut, Michigan, US, and in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Amiry is author of the well-known book Sharon and My Mother-in-Law which has been translated into 17 languages and was awarded the prestigious 2004 Viareggio Prize.
She is the founder and Director of the Riwaq: Centre for Architectural Conservation. Amiry is the vice-president of the Board of Trustees of Birzeit University.
Her book Menopausal Palestine: Women at the Edge was published in India by Women Unlimited (2010) Her latest book Nothing to Lose But your Life, has been published by Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation April 2010. Amiry lives in Ramallah with her husband, the academic and political activist Salim Tamari.

Reviews

[julian (cool guy) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for a class and found it very interesting. The writing is a bit dry at times but I also feel that way about the majority of academic texts. Palestinian history is so important, especially with the false narrative being spread about how it had no culture and history, and that the land was empty before the occupation.