Fuse Book Review: "Second Person Singular" " A Powerful Look at Israel's Tangled Issues of Identity
In his novel, Sayed Kashua paints such a vivid picture of modern Jerusalem that I found myself longing to see that city again; he also portrays a whole spectrum of Arab life in Israel -- from the poor families visited by the social workers to the ambitious Arab mothers and their sometimes feckless sons -- with empathy and humor.