6/29/2023 0 Comments Apeirogon by colum mccann![]() ![]() ![]() Some of these ‘tangents’ can be tenuous and fleeting, others form key aspects of the complex woven fabric that is this novel. It seems to ‘jump’ from one thought to the next, the new idea prompted by an aspect of the previous one. The novel’s structure is unusual, in some ways resembling the workings of a restless mind. Our ultimate goal is to end the occupation and the establishment of a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders two states living side by side in peace and cooperation or any other just solution agreed upon in negotiations. Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan met through the organization Combatants for Peace, who state: McCann tells the true story of Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Rami Elhanan, and their daughters: Abir Aramin killed by a rubber bullet in 2007, aged 10 and Smadar Elhanan killed by suicide bombers in 1997, aged 13. And yet at its core is the single, undisputed fact that the state of Israel is guilty of sustained human rights abuses, against the people of Palestine. The title of Colum McCann’s 2020 novel gives the reader an indication of the innumerable facets that form this novel. Unlike a pentagon, an apeirogon has an infinite number of sides, or aspects. Jenny Farrell reviews Apeirogon by Colum McCann ![]()
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