While it is unclear what drew McCann to their entwined stories of unbearable loss, there is no doubt that he succeeds brilliantly in capturing the complexity and humanity of his subjects. Rami Elhanan, an Israeli graphic designer, and Palestinian Bassam Aramin, a scholar and former political prisoner, were loving parents whose worlds were viciously torn apart when their daughters became the victims of horrific violence. In his new novel, Apeirogon, award-winning Irish writer Colum McCann has created a morally and aesthetically imaginative portrayal of the extent to which the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has wreaked havoc on innocent human beings on both sides.
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