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WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE

''A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank'' The Best Books to Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Financial Times

''Brims over with just the sort of compassion and understanding that is needed at a time like this a book that speaks with deep and authentic truth of ordinary lives trapped in the jaws of history'' Observer

A gripping, intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives, loves, enmities, and histories in violent collision

Milad is five years old and excited for his school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem, but tragedy awaits: his bus is involved in a horrific accident. His father, Abed, rushes to the chaotic site, only to find Milad has already been taken away. Abed sets off on a jour

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 1 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9781802060041
      978-1802060041
      ISBN-10 1802060049
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE

      SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE
      LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE

      ''A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank'' The Best Books to Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Financial Times

      ''Brims over with just the sort of compassion and understanding that is needed at a time like this a book that speaks with deep and authentic truth of ordinary lives trapped in the jaws of history'' Observer

      A gripping, intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives, loves, enmities, and histories in violent collision

      Milad is five years old and excited for his school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem, but tragedy awaits: his bus is involved in a horrific accident. His father, Abed, rushes to the chaotic site, only to find Milad has already been taken away. Abed sets off on a jour

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