JERUSALEM STORY OF CITY: A Family Portrait - Hardcover

"Those who like the graphic novel format and have an interest in people holding true to their beliefs or have experienced living in a situation filled with mayhem and disorder, may find this book helpful." --VOYA "This is most powerful for investing a massive and complex issue with real human emotion." --Booklist, starred review "A hefty tableau of beautifully gnashed teeth." --Kirkus Reviews Those who like the graphic novel format and have an interest in people holding true to their beliefs or have experienced living in a situation filled with mayhem and disorder, may find this book helpful. "VOYA" This is most powerful for investing a massive and complex issue with real human emotion. "Booklist, starred review" A hefty tableau of beautifully gnashed teeth. "Kirkus Reviews"" "Those who like the graphic novel format and have an interest in people holding true to their beliefs or have experienced living in a situation filled with mayhem and disorder, may find this book helpful." - VOYA Starred Review, "Booklist", March 1, 2013 issue: "This is most powerful for investing a massive and complex issue with real human emotion." -- "Booklist", starred review "A hefty tableau of beautifully gnashed teeth." -- "Kirkus Reviews" Starred Review, "Booklist", March 1, 2013 issue: "This is most powerful for investing a massive and complex issue with real human emotion." -- "Booklist", starred review

Jerusalem is a sweeping, epic work that follows a single family-three generations and fifteen very different people - as they are swept up in chaos, war, and nation-making from 1940-1948. Faith, family, and politics are the heady mix that fuel this ambitious, cinematic graphic novel. With Jerusalem, author-filmmaker Boaz Yakin turns his finely-honed storytelling skills to a topic near to his heart: Yakin's family lived in Palestine during this period and were caught up in the turmoil of war just as his characters are. This is a personal work, but it is not a book with a political axe to grind. Rather, it seeks to tell the stories of a huge cast of memorable characters as they wrestle with a time when nothing was clear and no path was smooth.