A Bedouin Boyhood

By Isaak Diqs,

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Isaak Diqs recalls his life as a member of the nomadic Arab tribe on the Negev Desert in Palestine

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1 author picked A Bedouin Boyhood as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A simple yet elegantly written memoir about growing up in mid-century as a Palestinian Arab Bedouin. Diqs’ focus is not on politics but on family, tribe, and tradition as he details his boyhood and his people’s dislocation and transition from nomads tending their sheep to an agrarian, village-based culture. Diqs’ written memories provided me with a profound and intimate awareness of the details of Bedouin life before the partitioning of Palestine and the petroleum industry’s impact on the Middle East.

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