Revenge : a story of hope / Laura Blumenfeld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blumenfeld, Laura.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revenge.

Blumenfeld, Laura.

Arab-Israeli conflict--Personal narratives, American.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Arab-Israeli conflict--Personal narratives, Jewish.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- Jewish.

Personal narratives -- American.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

382 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, [2002]

Summary:

In 1986, Laura Blumenfeld's father was shot in Jerusalem by a member of a rebel faction of the PLO responsible for attacks on several tourists in the Old City. Her father lived, but Blumenfeld's desire for revenge haunted her. This is her story. Traveling to Europe, America, and the Middle East, Blumenfeld gathers stories and methods of avengers worldwide as she plots to infiltrate the shooter's life. Through interviews with Yitzhak Rabin's assassin; with members of the Albanian Blood Feud Committee; the chief of the Iranian judiciary; the mayor of Palermo, Sicily; an Egyptian heroin smuggler; the Israeli prime minister and the military chief of staff; priests; sports fans; fifth-grade girls; and prostitutes, among others, she explores the mechanics and the psychology of vengeance. But ultimately it is a journey that leads her back home -- where she is forced to confront her childhood dreams, her parents' failed marriage, and her ideas about family. In the end, her target turns out to be more complex -- and in some ways more threatening -- than the stereotypical terrorist she'd long imagined. A rare, ambitious, personal, and intellectual tour of dark urges often denied, Revenge: A Story of Hope is a beautifully written story about family, loyalty, and home, about the personal passions behind public events, and about the thin line between love and hate.

Contents:

1. Heat 9

2. Shame 16

3. Memory 34

4. The Rules 65

5. Predator and Prey 99

6. Collective Punishment 141

7. Divine Vengeance 186

8. Simple Justice 214

9. Interpretation 256

11. Transformation 339

12. Ever After 365.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0684853167

OCLC:

48761752