2020 Booker Prize Longlist: Apeirogon by Colum McCann

This thread is for discussion of Apeirogon by Colum McCann. No unhidden spoilers, please.

I was surprised that an Irish author dares to write about the Israelian-Palestinian conflict. But he does a good job, mostly because the story is based on the true lifes of Rami and Bassan who both lose a daughter in the conflict. The book touched me mostly because it tries to stay objective. I can’t judge if it succeeds completely but I read it as the story of two men who have much more they have in common than most are willing to admit. I even allowed myself to hope that there can be peace among them. That if the people want it and act upon in, governments shall follow eventually.