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The Jester and the Kings: A Political Autobiography
The Jester and the Kings A Political Autobiography Author:Marek Halter, Lowell Blair A small child when he and his parents were rescued from the Warsaw ghetto by a Polish printer, Halter, author of The Book of Abraham , became a highly regarded Paris-based artist. This vivid autobiography, describing his experiences as an exiled Jew in Russia, Uzbekistan and now in France, centers on his ceaseless struggle to help bring peace to... more » the Middle East. Encouraged by Gunter Grass, Heinrich Boll, Italo Calvino, Elie Wiesel and other writers, Halter and his wife formed a group of intellectuals who tried to succeed where diplomats and soldiers had failed: in setting up favorable conditions for dialogue between Arabs and Israelis. In their magazine Elements , in political conferences and in frequent visits to Israel and the Arab countries, they provided forums for such conversations. Halter's fast-moving account of his meetings with De Gaulle, Mendes-France, Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, Dayan, Begin, Heykal, Sadat, Sana Hasan, Arafat and other leaders swings between hope and despair, between disappointment and exhilaration, but is always heartfelt.« less
ISBN-13: 9781559700016 ISBN-10: 1559700017 Publication Date: 6/1989 Pages:273 Edition:1st English language Rating: