Description: Palestinian poet Barghouti relates his homecoming to Ramallah after 30 years in exile, offering a moving account of what it means to be a Palestinian today. Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature.
Review Quotes: "The most eloquent statement in English of what it is like to be a Palestinian today. . . . No other book so well explains the background to recent events in Palestine/Israel." --The Times Literary Supplement
"An important literary event. . . . One of the finest existential accounts of Palestinian displacement that we now have." --Edward W. Said, from the Foreword "Forceful, lyrical, evocative. . . . A wonderful read." --The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs "Stirring. . . . Poignant. . . . Compelling. . . . I Saw Ramallah is a magnificent addition to world literature. It is picturesque and lifelike. Its evocative images touch, move, and inspire." -Middle East Studies Association Bulletin"Marvelous. . . . A beautifully constructed and moving memoir." -Al-Ahram Weekly
"An honest and lyrical account from the Palestinian Diaspora. . . . This book describes in detail the damage done to the Palestinian people in the most beautiful prose. . . . Because of his frankness and calm tone, Barghouti has ensured that this life story will stay with the reader a long time after all the shouting and politicking stops." -Cairo Times "A rare memoir. . . . Humane and eloquent." -In These Times