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Walking along the streets he grew up in, he tells the stories of the people, the relationships, the houses, and the businesses that were and now are cornerstones of the city and his community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is, in many ways, an elegy. Green spaces—gardens and hills crowned with olive trees—have been replaced by tower blocks and concrete lots. The occupation and the settlements have further entrenched themselves in every aspect of movement—from the roads that can and cannot be used to the bureaucratic barriers that prevent people from leaving the West Bank. 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A tank stood at the end of Raja Shehadeh's road; there were Israeli soldiers on the rooftops; his mother was sick, and he couldn't cross town to help her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShehadeh - winner of the 2008 Orwell Prize and a finalist for the 2023 National Book Awards - kept a diary. 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