A Prince and A Revolutionary | 6 full awareness My life and my writing are interwoven with the two ) מיכאל ,1987 53 ( cities" He clearly continues to be fascinated with Baghdad, its reality and its possibilities At the heart of his beloved city of birth is the Tigris River, giver of life and death, place of assignations and intrigue, summer recreation, and a perilous threat The city is depicted as vibrant, chaotic, crowded, and on the verge of change Baghdad is buffeted by forces of modernization, urbanization, and nationalism Haifa, by contrast, is described as a city of "great charm, a type of stillness that allows one to do more than run like a dog chasing its tail " ) מיכאל ,2000 186 ( Both of Michael's cities teem with contradictions and possibilities, but while Haifa is white, green, blue, and calm, the portrait of Baghdad is tinted in sepia In Michael's novels, place is not a static space, but a social and cultural construct, a site of human interactions and reflection of them T...
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