From destitute refugee to writer, scholar, banker and public advocate, this is the autobiography of an extraordinary individual which at the same time illustrates the story of the Palestinian people. Politically astute to the nuances of Western societies in which he was educated and worked, Tarbush describes living in a world where Palestinians did not exist. He narrates with great clarity how immense forces that created one nation stole another and shares a vision for a future rooted in true equality for all people from the river to the sea. 'As impressive a man as the Arab world has to show.' - Edward Said on Mohammad Tarbush. 'A personal as well as political history of Palestine, poignantly written and closely argued.' - Arundhati Roy. Mohammad Tarbush was born in British Mandate Palestine. As an infant, he and his family were forced to evacuate their village together with its entire population after the Zionist victory that led to the establishment of Israel. As landless refugees in the West Bank the family sank into poverty. When, as a teenager, Tarbush left home one day under the pretext of visiting relatives in Jordan, but in fact set off on a year-long hitchhiking journey to Europe, where he would eventually become a highly successful banker and a key behind-the-scenes promoter of the Palestinian cause. 336 pages, photos.
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