Originally written in the mid-1980s as an attempt to render Palestinian lives subjectively, this is a searing portrait in words and b&w photos of Palestinian life and identity that is at once an exploration of the author's dislocated past and a testimony to the lives of those living in exile. Said teaches English and comparative literature at Columbia University. Jean Mohr is a freelance photographer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)