![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Abir was shot in the head by an Israeli soldier with a rubber bullet after buying candy outside her school, and Smadar was killed in a suicide bombing by Palestinian fighters outside a café on a Jerusalem street. Through memories, flashbacks, and explanations, Bassam is introduced, along with the two young girls Abir and Smadar who the reader quickly learns have both been killed by forces relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The narrative begins with Rami’s journey on a motorbike from his home in Israeli West Jerusalem into the West Bank-Palestinian territory-while on his way to a monastery for a speaking engagement. Through a mix of present tense narrative, past tense vignettes depicting memories and flashbacks, and copious historical detail for context, the novel follows Bassam Aramin (a Palestinian) and Rami Elhanan (an Israeli) as they reckon with the deaths of their daughters Abir and Smadar and use their experiences to advocate across Palestine, Israel, and the world for peace in the modern Holy Land. McCann’s novel Apeirogon is written as a dual portrait of two real-life men and their intersecting stories of loss, grief, healing, and reconciliation. Random House Publishing Group (Kindle Edition), 2020. The following version of the book was used to create the guide: McCann, Colum. ![]()
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