Charles London
Auteur de Jutland 1916: Clash of the Dreadnoughts
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Charles London is the author of One Day the Soldiers Came: Voices of Children in War. He is a fellow of the Truman National Security Project, and his work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine; Hadassah; New Voices; and on The Huffington Post. He lives in Brooklyn, New afficher plus York. afficher moins
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Far from Zion : in search of a global Jewish community par Charles London
The award-winning author of the highly acclaimed One Day the Soldiers Came, London tells the stories of the Jews who stayed behind, choosing to remain in the countries of their birth rather than immigrating to the Holy Land of Israel.
This is a heartbreaking book. I live in a country that doesn't really know war. Nor does it know or seem to care about anything Africa. And will not read or care about what is in this book. Harsh? Please. Watch the news. And then watch again...see anything about Africa? Burma/Myanmar? Anything? Oh, some people know war, obviously, but the country doesn't. And the trend indicates that international awareness is not in fashion.
I try to stay abreast of things in Africa, but that news is apathetic and it's a big continent with a lot of horrific conflict. I have a similar understanding of Burma, Thailand and the trafficking/refugeeism there. But I'll never truly understand. Even if I witness first hand. I know this. I couldn't understand the horrors.
The author spends a lot of time elaborating on the conditions and back stories, so the book is not all the voices of the children. Far from it. And he tempers the horror. That would seems hard, but really, he does. Rape, killing, abuse, starvation, abandonment...dealt in more clinical narratives than reality suggests.
Still...heartbreaking.… (plus d'informations)
I try to stay abreast of things in Africa, but that news is apathetic and it's a big continent with a lot of horrific conflict. I have a similar understanding of Burma, Thailand and the trafficking/refugeeism there. But I'll never truly understand. Even if I witness first hand. I know this. I couldn't understand the horrors.
The author spends a lot of time elaborating on the conditions and back stories, so the book is not all the voices of the children. Far from it. And he tempers the horror. That would seems hard, but really, he does. Rape, killing, abuse, starvation, abandonment...dealt in more clinical narratives than reality suggests.
Still...heartbreaking.… (plus d'informations)
I often find naval military history hard to follow and, so it seems, the events of Jutland confused many of those present. In that case, it is perhaps not the authors fault that I finished this book with my picture of the events of that battle little clearer than at the start.
Very interesting book about the author, Charles London, who travels around the world learning about Judaism in different countries and aspiring to connect with his own spirituality. Well-written and worth reading.
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- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 208
- Popularité
- #106,482
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 10