The Wire-Walker
Autor James Jankoen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 sep 2025
Nautilus Gold Medal for Best Fiction of 2025 from a Large Press
the Indie Reader Discovery Award in Overall Fiction (2nd Place)
the Juniper Prize from the University of Massachusetts Press
finalist for the Donald L. Jordan Prize for Literary Excellence
finalist for the Montaigne Medal
Albuquerque Journal, the most widely read newspaper in New Mexico, chose The Wire-Walker as one of the best five books in 2025.
Independent Publisher Book Awards highlights 2025’s Outstanding Books in fiction and non-fiction; among the thousands of books entered, The Wire-Walker is among the top eleven.
In the Balata Refugee Camp in Nablus, Palestine, sixteen-year-old Amal Tuqan finds her escape in tightrope walking. Living in an alley so narrow that “the walls hold their breath,” she practices tirelessly on thin wires and slippery rebar. Her extraordinary talent leads her to Tel Aviv in the summer of 2019, where she joins The Flying Kids, a circus that brings together Israeli and Palestinian children.
There, she forms a deep friendship with Tali Glazman, a Jewish Israeli juggler, and they discover they share a painful bond: both have lost their fathers to violence. As their friendship defies the deep-seated animosities that divide them, The Wire-Walker reveals more than just a tale of friendship; it is a raw and powerful commentary on the daily struggles faced by Amal and her community in the occupied West Bank.
Set against the backdrop of 2019-2020, this poignant tale serves as a prequel to the struggles that have unfolded since, highlighting the enduring spirit of youth amidst conflict.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781646035809
ISBN-10: 1646035801
Pagini: 310
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Editura: Regal House Publishing
Colecția Regal House Publishing
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 1646035801
Pagini: 310
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Editura: Regal House Publishing
Colecția Regal House Publishing
Locul publicării:United States
Recenzii
“James Janko is a marvelous writer whose compassionate imagination spans worlds. The wire he walks on trembles with humanity and hope––it is not strung only between two peoples, but between all of us who care about justice in the wider world and safety for all human beings. His interest in the circus projects between Palestinian/Israeli communities, his willingness to listen, his gifts of description, render him a mesmerizing ringleader under the Big Top. This humane story of love, care and dreaming could not be more timely.”
“Amal [the narrator of The Wire-Walker] is Palestine’s Anne Frank. Her presence in the world will make it a better place. The ending is breathtaking.”
“The Wire-Walker is so moving and the flow so good, I had a hard time putting it down. Janko did an absolutely amazing job as a writer."
“From the descriptions of every-day actions and thoughts to life-changing and tragic events, the novel is both magical and honest. As a Palestinian from Nablus, I appreciate the accuracy of the setting, plot and characters specifically, and more generally the way the occupation affects the lives of Palestinians, especially refugees, both directly and indirectly. It’s clear that the author has fully absorbed both facts and feelings related to Palestinians and the occupation and through empathy and imagination woven a most wondrous story.”
“A poetic combination of beauty and horror, disillusionment and hope. The novel provides an unforgettable perspective to a centuries- old conflict. I hope to read more novels from this author, a singular voice, a remarkable talent.”
“Amal [the narrator of The Wire-Walker] is Palestine’s Anne Frank. Her presence in the world will make it a better place. The ending is breathtaking.”
“The Wire-Walker is so moving and the flow so good, I had a hard time putting it down. Janko did an absolutely amazing job as a writer."
“From the descriptions of every-day actions and thoughts to life-changing and tragic events, the novel is both magical and honest. As a Palestinian from Nablus, I appreciate the accuracy of the setting, plot and characters specifically, and more generally the way the occupation affects the lives of Palestinians, especially refugees, both directly and indirectly. It’s clear that the author has fully absorbed both facts and feelings related to Palestinians and the occupation and through empathy and imagination woven a most wondrous story.”
“A poetic combination of beauty and horror, disillusionment and hope. The novel provides an unforgettable perspective to a centuries- old conflict. I hope to read more novels from this author, a singular voice, a remarkable talent.”