From Beirut to Jerusalem
 | |
| Author | Thomas L. Friedman |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Lebanon, Israel, Palestine |
| Genre | Current affairs, memoir |
| Publisher |
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Anchor Books (1990) |
Publication date |
1989 August 1990 (first paperback, expanded) |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 541 (1990) |
| ISBN | 0-385-41372-6 (1990) |
| Followed by | The Lexus and the Olive Tree |
From Beirut to Jerusalem (1989) is a book by American journalist Thomas L. Friedman chronicling his days as a reporter in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and in Jerusalem through the first year of the Intifada.[1] It received the 1989 National Book Award for Nonfiction[2] and also the Cornelius Ryan Award.
Friedman wrote a 17-page epilogue for the first paperback edition (Anchor Books, 1990) concerning the potential for peaceful resolution in Israel and Palestine.
Criticism
In a book review for The Village Voice, Edward Said criticized what he saw as a naive, arrogant, and orientalist account of the Israel–Palestine conflict.[3]
References
- ↑ Friedman, Thomas L., 1989, From Beirut to Jerusalem, New York: Doubleday, pp. 162-163.
- ↑ "National Book Awards – 1989". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ↑ "The Orientalist Express: Thomas Friedman Wraps Up the Middle East", Village Voice 36:42, October 17, 1989.