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A groundbreaking assortment of essays by famous international writers bears witness to the individuals cost of 50 years of Israeli job of the Western Loan company and Gaza. In Kingdom of Olives and Ash, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, two of today's most renowned novelists and essayists, have teamed up with the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence - an organization comprised of previous Israeli soldiers who served in the occupied territories and noticed firsthand the injustice there - and a host of illustrious writers to share the reports of the people on the floor in the contested territories. Kingdom of Olives and Ash includes efforts from several of today's most esteemed storytellers including: Colum McCann, Jacqueline Woodson, Colm Toibin, Geraldine Brooks, Dave Eggers, Hari Kunzru, Raja Shehadeh, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Assaf Gavron as well as from editors Chabon and Waldman. Through these incisive, perceptive, and poignant essays, listeners will gain unique information into the narratives behind the litany of grim devastation broadcasted nightly on the news as well as deeper knowledge of the conflict as experienced by the people who reside in the occupied territories. Along, these reports stand witness to the individuals cost of the job.
