{"product_id":"the-parachute-paradox-on-love-liberation-and-imagination-a-memoir-from-palestine","title":"The Parachute Paradox: On Love, Liberation and Imagination. A Memoir From Palestine","description":"Winner of the 2017 Eric Hoffer Award and the 2016 Nautilus Book Award for Best Memoir.\n\nOn a flight out of Tel Aviv, still shaken by another airport interrogation, Steve Sabella remembers a tandem parachute jump over Haifa-the rush of free fall, and the instant the chute opened and he understood that he had never been falling alone. Someone strapped behind him held every cord: when the parachute opened, the direction of the descent, where they landed, and whether he reached the ground safely at all.\n\nThat is the paradox at the heart of this memoir. Born in Jerusalem's Old City, Sabella grew up a foreigner in his own home-a Palestinian under occupation, bound to a reality he never chose. Later in the book, he gives the parachute image its political meaning: there is an Israeli on the back of every Palestinian-not merely present, but controlling every aspect of life.\n\nThe Parachute Paradox is the story of how one artist set out to reclaim the cords of his own life by attempting something no one had told him was possible: to liberate not the land first, but the imagination.\n\nStructured as a reverse countdown-from Chapter 15 to zero-the memoir unfolds with the tension of a thriller. Each chapter draws Sabella closer to the decisive question: can he reclaim control of his own descent before occupation determines not only where he lands, but who he is allowed to become?\n\nFrom the alleys of Jerusalem through both intifadas, a kidnapping in Gaza, exile in London and Berlin, and a life remade through photography and art, this is a memoir of identity, love, loss, and a freedom no checkpoint can contain.\n\nFirst published as a limited artist edition by Kerber Verlag, The Parachute Paradox is a firsthand account for anyone drawn to the story of Palestine and Israel, to the inner life of an artist, or to the quiet and radical idea that the way out begins in the imagination.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 3949392041\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.3949392041.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sabella, Steve\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43524208066621,"sku":"BVV.3949392041.G","price":23.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/3949392041-0.jpg?v=1787868313","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-parachute-paradox-on-love-liberation-and-imagination-a-memoir-from-palestine","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}