In his second book, the seasoned reporter and Magnesia Litera Award winner confesses his deep affection for Israel, Palestine and their inhabitants. Using powerful stories, vivid descriptions of a quarter-century of oriental experience and depictions of historical context, he seeks to shatter the often schematic perceptions of a troubled region.
A prominent figure in television news, he refuses to see Israeli-Palestinian relations as exclusively conflictual. Instead, he offers the view that there is no need to choose sides, as the two peoples are admirable yet doomed to live side by side.
At the same time, Jakub Szántó reveals for the first time his own deep connection to the Middle East and his feelings for an exotic yet close region, its people, history, culture or nature. His distinctive sarcastic and self-ironizing tone is not missing, nor is the rich appendix of images he has collected over the years of living and working in the Orient.
Czech edition