Thirteen Days in September: The Dramatic Story of the Struggle for Peace in the Middle East - Softcover

Wright, Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780747713 ISBN 13: 9781780747712

Publisher: Oneworld Publications, 2015

Synopsis

In September 1978, President Jimmy Carter met with Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to broker a peace agreement between the two Middle Eastern nations. After thirteen tumultuous days a treaty was forged which would go on to last for more than three decades.

With his hallmark insight into the forces at play in the Middle East, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright takes us through each day of this historic conference, illuminating the issues that have made the region’s troubles so intractable and exploring the scriptural narratives that continue to frame the conflict. Featuring vivid portrayals of the three leaders and other key participants, Thirteen Days in September is a riveting depiction of an unprecedented diplomatic triumph. Named as one of the best books of the year by the Financial Times, Economist, The New York Times and The Washington Post, it captures the extraordinary and profoundly difficult process by which an agreement was reached, providing us with a timely reminder that peace in the Middle East is possible.

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About the Author

Lawrence Wright is a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of six previous books of non-fiction. He won the Pulitzer Prize for The Looming Tower in 2007.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780747713
• ISBN 13: 9781780747712
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368