Miral

Jebreal, Rula

ISBN 10: 1441759700 ISBN 13: 9781441759702

Publisher: Blackstone Pub, 2011

Synopsis

Now a major motion picture from award-winning director Julian Schnabel, starring Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire)

Written by the much-admired Italo-Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal, Miral is a novel that focuses on remarkable women whose lives unfold in the turbulent political climate along the borders of Israel and Palestine.

In 1948, as violence erupts in Jerusalem, a young Arab woman, Hind Husseini, finds fifty-five abandoned children and faces the biggest challenge of her life—changing their destiny. She dedicates her life to providing the children with love and education, and establishes the Dar El-Tifel orphanage. As the years pass and the conflict rages on, Hind finds that—despite her best efforts—some of her older students are taking part in the violent struggle for Palestinian independence, including one of her brightest students, Miral, whose mother died tragically when her daughter was only five. Hind desperately races to save Miral from this legacy of destruction. But is she too late?

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Review

PRAISE FOR THE FILM:

Courageous and groundbreaking... The strength and importance of Miral lies in its vantage point.

(Independent)

A cry for peace... Miral is a moving portrayal of life in Israel for Palestinian women? (Evening Standard)

Wears its heart on its sleeve (Daily Telegraph)

A film that is both moving and deeply poignant. The fact that's it's all told through the eyes of a woman gives it a human edge which is both unsettling and hugely fascinating. (Stylist 2010-12-01)

Book Description

Heartbreaking novel dissecting the Palestinian conflictbased on a true story; film adaptation starring Freida Pinto and directed by Julian Schnabel to debut at Venice Film Festival

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackstone Pub
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441759700
• ISBN 13: 9781441759702
• Binding: Audio CD