Thirteen Days in September (Paperback)

Lawrence Wright

ISBN 10: 0804170029 / ISBN 13: 9780804170024

Edité par Random House USA Inc, New York, 2015

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Paperback. From the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Looming Towera timely revisiting of a diplomatic triumph between two Middle East nations and an inside look at how peace is made. Masterly. Magnificent. Wright reminds us that Carters Camp David was an act of surpassing political courage. The New York Times Book ReviewIn September 1978, three world leadersMenachem Begin of Israel, Anwar Sadat of Egypt, and U.S. president Jimmy Cartermet at Camp David to broker a peace agreement between the two Middle East nations. During the thirteen-day conference, Begin and Sadat got into screaming matches and had to be physically separated; both attempted to walk away multiple times. Yet, by the end, a treaty had been forgedone that has quietly stood for more than three decades, proving that peace in the Middle East is possible.Wright combines politics, scripture, and the participants personal histories into a compelling narrative of the fragile peace process. Begin was an Orthodox Jew whose parents had perished in the Holocaust; Sadat was a pious Muslim inspired since boyhood by stories of martyrdom; Carter, who knew the Bible by heart, was driven by his faith to pursue a treaty, even as his advisers warned him of the political cost. Wright reveals an extraordinary moment of lifelong enemies working togetherand the profound difficulties inherent in the process. Thirteen Days in September is a timely revisiting of this diplomatic triumph and an inside look at how peace is made. "Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2014"--Title page verso. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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• Titre: Thirteen Days in September (Paperback)
• Éditeur: Random House USA Inc, New York
• Date de parution: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0804170029
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780804170024
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Looming Tower—a timely revisiting of a diplomatic triumph between two Middle East nations and an inside look at how peace is made. • “Masterly…. Magnificent…. Wright reminds us that Carter’s Camp David was an act of surpassing political courage.” —The New York Times Book Review

In September 1978, three world leaders—Menachem Begin of Israel, Anwar Sadat of Egypt, and U.S. president Jimmy Carter—met at Camp David to broker a peace agreement between the two Middle East nations. During the thirteen-day conference, Begin and Sadat got into screaming matches and had to be physically separated; both attempted to walk away multiple times. Yet, by the end, a treaty had been forged—one that has quietly stood for more than three decades, proving that peace in the Middle East is possible.

Wright combines politics, scripture, and the participants’ personal histories into a compelling narrative of the fragile peace process. Begin was an Orthodox Jew whose parents had perished in the Holocaust; Sadat was a pious Muslim inspired since boyhood by stories of martyrdom; Carter, who knew the Bible by heart, was driven by his faith to pursue a treaty, even as his advisers warned him of the political cost. Wright reveals an extraordinary moment of lifelong enemies working together—and the profound difficulties inherent in the process. Thirteen Days in September is a timely revisiting of this diplomatic triumph and an inside look at how peace is made.

À propos de l?auteur

LAWRENCE WRIGHT is a staff writer for The New Yorker, a playwright, and a screenwriter. He is the best-selling author of the novel, The End of October, and ten books of nonfiction, including Going Clear, God Save Texas, and The Looming Tower, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas.