A Land Without Borders

'Written with great talent, momentum and ingenuity...it expands the borders of literature to reveal new landscapes.' Amos Oz 'One of the most intriguing writers in Israeli literature today.' Haaretz 'A book that is a fascinating and charged document about the meaning of home, security and freedom, on both sides of the divide.' NRG 'Quite possibly, Dostoyevsky would write like this if he lived in Israel today.' Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Good People 'Good People rewards the reader's patience while mining a tragic sense of irony that extends all the way to its title.' Big Issue on Good People 'Baram uses intense geographical plotting and is chillingly eloquent...[Good People] is tremendous. I read it in two sittings and I learned a lot. How does a man in his early 30s know how to write like this?' Australian on Good People 'Good People is a richly textured panorama of German and Russian life...This ample novel lives most memorably through Baram's vignettes of people, dwellings, cities, landscapes and the like that seem to lie, at times, at the periphery of its central concerns.' Age/Sydney Morning Herald on Good People 'A groundbreaker...Riveting reading.' Qantas Magazine on Good People 'Precise and evocative, Good People is a riveting glimpse into a different place and a different time.' Canberra Weekly on Good People 'Astonishingly powerful...[A] compelling, important story.' New Zealand Listener on Good People 'An honest and troubling snapshot of Israel...From horror to fatigue to indifference, an important look forward and back that provides a grass-roots sense that one state needs to satisfy sovereignty for all.' Kirkus Review 'An engaging, fast-paced odyssey that conveys an intimate understanding of why peace remains so elusive...Nir Baram does what more people in the region should undertake: a grand listening tour that encompasses all sides of the conflict. The author is a good listener, too, albeit one who isn't afraid to ask hard questions.' Christian Science Monitor 'Baram brings an open heart and mind to exploring the difficulties of coexistence where physical and emotional walls do harm on both sides, reaching beyond headline to explore the lives of Palestinians and Jews of different generations.' Booklist 'For all outside of the land who bandy Israel/Palestine talking points about-indeed, for those in it who rarely interact with those on the other side-these raw perspectives are a necessary introduction to the incredibly complex nature of the current divide.' Foreword Reviews (4 stars) 'Nir Baram is an Israeli novelist, a highly respected journalist and an accomplished editor. So it is hardly surprising that his description of his journey around East Jerusalem and the West Bank is eminently readable, although much of what he recounts is worrying enough to give the reader many sleepless nights despite the shafts of optimism that occasionally shine through the text.' Arts Hub 'An essential guide to the human elements of Israel's current crisis of identity...Baram's work is compassionate, considered and sensitive. For the non-specialist, it is both fascinating and vital for understanding this labyrinthine conflict...This is a brave and balanced report. It is quintessential reading.' Southland Times 'This book is not just insightful background. It is an essential guide to the human elements of Israel's current crisis of identity...Baram's work is compassionate, considered and sensitive. For the non-specialist, it is both fascinating and vital for understanding this labyrinthine conflict...This is a brave and balanced report. It is quintessential reading.' Dominion Post