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Reviews & Interviews
Daily mail review
A MOVING debut from a young screenwriter brought up In England and Palestine, this isn't your typical thriller. It's quiet, almost domestic in tone,focusing on the aid workers and volunteers caught…
Metro Review
War-ravaged Beirut in 1982 offers a world of opportunity to 18-year- old Ivan. With his parents evacuated along with other PLO cadres, he has his own apartment and the freedom to pursue the task of…
Saudi Gazette Review
This month marks the publication by London-based Telegram Books of the debut novel of a striking new talent in Arab fiction, the Anglo-Palestinian writer Mischa Hiller. “Sabra Zoo” is a searing and…
The Guardian: First Novels Roundup
Twenty years after the civil war ended, Beirut is again a holiday destination; boutique hotels have risen from the rubble and wealth swaggers once more along the Corniche. This brief, explosive…
Review & Interview: A Common Reader...
I value my independence as a book reviewer and rarely accept invitations to interview authors and to promote their books, but I am making an exception for Sabra Zoo by Mischa Hiller, published by the…
Review: confessions of a bookworm
With his parents evacuated after the Israeli siege of Beirut, 18-year-old Ivan is enjoying his first taste of freedom. With his Danish passport and foreign looks, he spends his days working and…
Review: It's a crime! (or a mystery)
‘It is the summer of 1982 and Beirut is under siege…’
This is the world that Ivan inhabits. A mere eighteen years old, his parents were recently evacuated from the city with other cadres of the…
Waltz with Bashir
As a depiction of the futility of war and the confusion, terror and brutalisation of those who take part in it Waltz With Bashir is a powerful example of the genre. This is partly due to the…
Publication date set
Publication is slated for the 8th February 2010. The excitement is inexorably building.
