Best-selling author and journalist Robert Fisk, based in Beirut as Middle East Correspondent of "The Independent," has lived in the Middle East for almost three decades and holds more British and international journalism awards than any other foreign correspondent. His last book, "Pity the Nation," a history of the Lebanon war, was published to great critical acclaim.
"Notable for [its] depth of observation and insight and for the
vividness of [its] descriptions of particular events and people.
[Fisk has] a strong affection and respect for the suffering
majority of Palestinians and Israelis inexorably caught up in the
storm of violence, fear, mythology, and hatred that the former
territory of Palestine has become . . . His extraordinarily
readable book depicts a vast historical landscape . . . For all his
erudition and his passion for the subject, Fisk is primarily a
journalist, and his book, among many other things, is an important
account of what a journalist actually does or tries to do,
especially during wars . . . Fisk's powers of observation make his
war reporting particularly vivid [and he] has developed a network
of friends and acquaintances throughout the region who provide
background and depth for his stories . . . Shocking . . . Deeply
moving."
-Brian Urquhart, "New York Review of Books"
"Combining a novelist's talent for atmosphere with a scholar's
grasp of historical sweep, foreign correspondent Fisk has written
one of the most dense and compelling accounts of recent Middle
Eastern history yet . . . Fisk, who has lived in and reported on
the Middle East since 1976, first for the (London) "Times" and now
for the "Independent, " possesses deep knowledge of the broader
history of the region . . . It is his capacity for visceral
description--he has seen, or tracked down firsthand accounts of,
all the major events of the past 25 years--that makes this volume
unique . . . A stunning achievement."
--"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)
"The most comprehensive survey of 25 years of Middle Eastern
conflict."-"Library Journal"
"An epic account . . . a rich tapestry of the contemporary Middle
East [and an] engagingly thorough tour of the region's
turmoil."
-"Newsweek International"
"Fisk is a gifted writer and an accomplished storyteller, so those
who have not read him before will enjoy [the
"Notable for Ýits¨ depth of observation and insight and for the
vividness of Ýits¨ descriptions of particular events and people.
ÝFisk has¨ a strong affection and respect for the suffering
majority of Palestinians and Israelis inexorably caught up in the
storm of violence, fear, mythology, and hatred that the former
territory of Palestine has become . . . His extraordinarily
readable book depicts a vast historical landscape . . . For all his
erudition and his passion for the subject, Fisk is primarily a
journalist, and his book, among many other things, is an important
account of what a journalist actually does or tries to do,
especially during wars . . . Fisk's powers of observation make his
war reporting particularly vivid Ýand he¨ has developed a network
of friends and acquaintances throughout the region who provide
background and depth for his stories . . . Shocking . . . Deeply
moving."
-Brian Urquhart, "New York Review of Books"
"Combining a novelist's talent for atmosphere with a scholar's
grasp of historical sweep, foreign correspondent Fisk has written
one of the most dense and compelling accounts of recent Middle
Eastern history yet . . . Fisk, who has lived in and reported on
the Middle East since 1976, first for the (London) "Times" and now
for the "Independent," possesses deep knowledge of the broader
history of the region . . . It is his capacity for visceral
description--he has seen, or tracked down firsthand accounts of,
all the major events of the past 25 years--that makes this volume
unique . . . A stunning achievement."
--"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)
"The most comprehensive survey of 25 years of Middle Eastern
conflict."-"Library Journal"
"An epic account . . . a rich tapestry of the contemporary Middle
East Ýand an¨ engagingly thorough tour of the region's
turmoil."
-"Newsweek International"
"Fisk is a gifted writer and an accomplished storyteller, so those
who have not read him before will enjoy Ýthe¨wealth of hard-won
narrative detail accumulated over the decades of intrepid
reporting."
--"The Economist"
"A magisterial report from the shifting front lines of the Middle
East. It deserves to be read by all those who are concerned with
what is happening in Iraq today."
-"Boston Sunday Globe"
"The book seals Robert Fisk's place as a venerable, indispensable
contributor to informed debate in and about the Middle East."
-"The Nation"
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