Fiction

The Passport

by Julia Galaski

Description

How does a nationality affect our relationship to the world, to others and the ways they see us?

Born in Brussels to a German mother and Franco-Israeli father, a young woman leaves for the Middle East and the Maghreb to retrace the footsteps of her father’s family. But the unexpected acquisition of an Israeli passport upsets her plans. How can she carry the passport of a country at war, which generates the hostility of her friends? From Jerusalem to Ramallah, from Cairo to Algiers, from Rabat to Berlin and Paris, The Passport questions our relationship to history and borders, to languages and remembrance, to national identities and family ties.

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Author Biography

Julia Galaski was born and grew up in Brussels. Her writings are influenced by her diverse origins, her travels, research and her social work and engagement. She is the co-founder of a citizens’ collective against police violence and one of 100 women distinguished in the W100 Covid Campaign to celebrate Brussels women’s leadership during the pandemic. She is also a team member of the Asmara-Addis literary festival (in exile), an international festival with pan-African roots founded by Sulaiman Addonia in 2019. She speaks 7 languages.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Les étaques
  • Orginal LanguageFrench
  • Publication Country or regionFrance
  • FormatPaperback
  • Pages528
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusUnpublished
  • Original Language TitleLe passeport
  • Dimensions10x18 cm

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