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The Haj tells the story of the al Soukori al Wahhabi family, beginning in 1922 when Ibrahim becomes the village muktar in Tabah, a remote community near the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem. Over three decades, the novel traces how the family is drawn into the political struggles of the region, the influence of the nearby kibbutz Shemesh, and the escalating pressures from Arab leaders. As conflict intensifies, the family is forced to flee to refugee camps near Jericho, experiencing both physical devastation and profound psychological change. The title references Ibrahim’s pilgrimage to Mecca, a rite of passage that earned him the honorific “Hajji,” and it symbolizes the family’s arduous journey from their ancestral home to the uncertain future of displacement.
First publish date: 1984
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Leon Uris
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