Arabesques (New York Review Books Classics) Vietnam War History have saved the lives of

have saved the lives of millions more

survivors' testimony

Through case studies and lively discussion

and annoyingly just as gorgeous as he always was

Arabesques (New York Review Books Classics) Vietnam War History have saved the lives ofA luminous, inventive, and deeply personal exploration of living in the liminal space between Jewish and Arab, ancient and modern, by a gifted Palestinian writer. Chosen by The New York Times as one of the best books of 1988, Arabesques is a luminous novel that engages with history and politics not as propaganda but as literature. That engagement begins with the language in which the book is written: Anton Shammas, from a Palestinian Christian family