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Pered vami razlozhennai͡a na devi͡atʹ golosov povestʹ o palestinskikh ėmigrantakh v Amerike. Oni bezhali ot voĭny bez vozmozhnosti vernutʹsi͡a, teperʹ ikh deti i vnuki rastut v gorode Baltimor, za tysi͡achi kilometrov ot rodnoĭ zemli. Kto-to adaptirovalsi͡a k mestnoĭ kulʹture, kto-to uporno sobli͡udaet tradit͡sii predkov. Vmeste s geroi͡ami my poseshchaem svadʹby, pokhorony, nabli͡udaem za neprimirimymi protivorechii͡ami mezhdu ott͡sami i detʹmi. Smeshnye i trogatelʹnye istorii otdelʹnykh li͡udeĭ tesno spletai͡utsi͡a k finalu v istorii͡u odnogo bolʹshogo soobshchestva, s chutkostʹi͡u i vnimaniem opisannui͡u Sʹi͡uzan Muaddi Darradzh. Chitatʹ dalʹshe…

Here is a nine-part story about Palestinian immigrants in America. They fled the war without the possibility of returning, and now their children and grandchildren are growing up in Baltimore, thousands of kilometers from their native land. Someone has adapted to the local culture, someone stubbornly adheres to the traditions of their ancestors. Together with the characters, we attend weddings, funerals, and observe the irreconcilable contradictions between fathers and children. Funny and touching stories of individuals are closely intertwined by the end into the story of one large community, described with sensitivity and attention by Susan Muaddi Darraj. Read more…