The Water Thief by Claire Hajaj; The Old Slave and the Mastiff by Patrick Chamoiseau; The Neighborhood by Mario Vargas Llosa.
by Claire Hajaj (Oneworld, ISBN 9781786073945)
Claire Hajaj can speak with personal authority on the subject of conflict and reconciliation. She is the daughter of a Jewish mother and a Palestinian father, and her semi-autobiographical debut novel Ishmael’s Oranges rightly drew many accolades for its forthright take on love and war. In her follow-up novel, The Water Thief, she tackles the theme of international aid and the moral dilemmas it often carries as baggage.
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