Anything is possible, even the seemingly impossible”. McCann says that, “ As a whole, an apeirogon approaches the shape of a circle, but a magnified view of a small piece appears to be a straight line… Anywhere is r eachable. That is until McCann explains that an apeirogon is a shape with infinite sides. McCann weaves exquisitely written passages of history, religion, poetry, philosophy and politics into the heart breaking story of the two families whose lives have been tragically changed by death. The two men become best friends after meeting at the Bereaved Parents’ Circle, an organisation founded in 1995 that brings together Israelis and Palestinians who have lost an immediate family member to the conflict.
Bassam’s ten year old daughter Abir shot in the back of the head by a rubber bullet outside of her school.
Rami’s thirteen year old daughter Smadar by a suicide bomber while out shopping with her friends. At its centre, two men – Israeli Rami Elhanan and Palestinian Bassam Aramin – speak of their real life stories and experiences. Colum McCann is an Irish writer and brings his experience of the Irish Troubles to this half fiction and half documentary, book set in Israel-Palestine.
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