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Cover of Eland Books first edition (2013) | |
| Author | Dervla Murphy |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Eland Books |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Pages | 258 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 9781906011475 |
| 915.31 | |
| Preceded by | The Island that Dared |
| Followed by | Between River and Sea |
A Month by the Sea: Encounters in Gaza is a book by Irish author Dervla Murphy. It was first published by Eland Books in 2013.[1][2][3]
A Month by the Sea describes Murphy's stay in Palestine during Operation Cast Lead.[4][5][6] She met liberals and Islamists, Hamas and Fatah supporters. A second book followed – Between River and Sea – but she destroyed the material for a third book based on visits to the Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan for fear that it might endanger their lives.[7]
Her book is a kind of wake-up call to the world
A Month By the Sea is a restless antidote to the easy road of indifference ... a fist-clenched polemic, an octogenarian waving magnificently, not drowning