Among the Almond Trees: A Palestinian Memoir is a memoir written by Hussein Barghouthi (1954 – 2002) and translated into English by

Ibrahim Muhawi Ibrahim Muhawi (born 1937, ) is a Palestinian academic and writer, specializing in Palestinian and Arabic literature, folklore and translation. He is a member of the Palestinian diaspora.Ibrahim Muhawi,’Translation and the Palestinian Diaspora,� ...

. It was posthumously published in Arabic in 2004, and the English version was published in 2022. It was a 2023 winner of the Palestine Book Awards and has been widely reviewed.{{Cite web , last=Slate , first=Ron , date=11 October 2022 , title=Book Notes: on Among the Almond Trees, a memoir by Hussein Barghouthi & Rose Royal, a novella by Nicolas Mathieu , url=https://www.ronslate.com/book-notes-on-dawn-by/ , website=On The Seawall

Synopsis

During the

Second Intifada The Second Intifada (; ), also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada, was a major uprising by Palestinians against Israel and its Israeli-occupied territories, occupation from 2000. Starting as a civilian uprising in Jerusalem and October 2000 prot ...

, Barghouthi returns to

Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...

after thirty years of living as an expatriate to receive treatment for his terminal

lymphoma Lymphoma is a group of blood and lymph tumors that develop from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). The name typically refers to just the cancerous versions rather than all such tumours. Signs and symptoms may include enlarged lymph node ...

. As he wanders through his former homeland, he is troubled by the changes brought to the area by Israeli occupation.

References

2022 non-fiction books Memoir stubs