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palestine-american ezhuthukaariyaaya haalaa alyan ezhuthiya 2017 leeii charitraparamaaya oru fiction novalaanu salt houseukal.
"saangalppika palasteen madhyavarga kudumbamaaya yaakkoobukalude naalu thalamurakalude kathayaanu 'salt houseukal' pinthudarunnathu. 1963ll aarambhich 2014ll avasaanicha aarr divasathe yuddham (1967), aadya intifada (1987), gulf yuddham (1990), randaam intifada (2000), 9/11 (2001), 2006 leeii lebaanon yuddham ennivayiloodeyulla kudumbatthinte yaatra alian vishadeekarikkunnu.
pusthakatthinte oro adhyayavum yacoob kudumbatthile vyathyastha amgathe pinthudarunnu, avar varshangalolam purogamikkumbol, samagramaya kaazhchappaad nalkunna cherukathakalude samahaaram pole vaayikkunnu. eee athulyamaaya ghadanaye valareyadhikam prashamsichenkilum, chila avalokanangal ithu swabhaavavikasanathinte abhaavathinu kaaranamaayathaayi choondikkaanikkunnu. abhayaarthi kyaambukalil thamasikkunna palastheenikalil maathram shradha kendreekarikkunnathinna pakaram prathyekaavakaashikalude duravasthayekkurichu oru veekshanam nalkiyathinu alian pothuve prashamsikkappedunnu. kudiyettatthilum oraalude paarambaryangalumaayi bandham nilanirthunnathinum oru puthiya rajyath oru veedu kandethunnathinum edayilulla poraattatthilaanu katha shradha kendreekarikkunnathu.
plott.
1963-leeii nablasile salmayil ninnaan katha aarambhikkunnath. avalude makal alia adefumaayulla vivaahathin thayyaaredukkumbol, salma oru kapp coffey draggle avalude bhaavi vaayikkunnu. anishchithathvam, asthiratha, yaatra, nashtam enniva niranja oru jeevitam salma vaayikkunnundenkilum, pettennulla garbhadhaaranavum thannodulla adefinte snehavum kaanunnundenn paranju aval svayam nishedaathmakamaayi sookshikkunnu.
salma jaafayil ninnullathinaal noval aarambhikkumbol thanne chitharikkidakkunna oru madhyavarga kudumbamaanu yaakkoubukal, ennaal randaam lokamahaayudhathetthudarnna nablasilekku palayanam cheyyendivannu, salmayude mathaparamaya mootha makalaaya vidad oru krameekaricha vivaahathil kuvaittil thaamasikkunnu.
salmayude madhyavayaskanaya mustafa thante palliyil sakthamaaya oru samooham kandethiyittum thante vishwaasavumaayi mallidunnu. vagmiyaaya oru prabhashakanaaya mustafa, kalaapathekkurichum kopathekkurichum samsaarichukond mattu yuva palasteenkaare aninirathaan thante kazhivukal upayogikkunnu. adefumaayi adutha suhruthaayathinaal, iruvarum theevravaadatthilekku thiriyumbol iruvarum parasparam cheluthunna swaadheenathekkurichu salma aashankappedunnu. oru thozhilaallivargga penkuttiyaaya aayayodulla mustafayude sneham addehathinu oru vazhi nalkumenkilum, avarude classinu thaazheyullavare vivaham kazhichu ammaye niraashappeduthumenna bhayam addehathe poornnamaayum thante lakshyathinaayi samarppikkaan prerippikkunnu.
1967leeii aarr divasathe yudhathil, kudumbatthe kuvaitt nagaratthilekku verode pizhutheriyunnu, ennirunnaalum adef mustafa yuddham cheyyaan pinnilaanu. iruvareyum arast cheyyukayum peedippikkukayum cheiyunna samayat athef mustafa upekshikkukayum athinte falamaayi israel jayilil mustafayude maranam sambhavikkukayum cheiyunnu. kudumbam orikkalum mustafayude shareeram veendedukkukayo addehathinu yadhaarthathil enthaanu sambhavichathenn ariyukayo cheiyunnillenkilum, mustafayude maranathinu adef svayam kuttappeduthukayum kuttabodham kondu amithamaayi perumaarukayum cheiyunnu, ithu ptsd moolamundaakunna thaazhekkulla sarpilinum kuvaittile aaliyayil cherumbol vishaadathinum kaaranamaakunnu.
kuvaitt nagaratthil, attef pinmaarukayum thante vikarangal kaikaaryam cheyyaanum anyarude vikarangal ozhivakkaanumulla shramathil thante antharicha utta suhruthinu orikkalum ayaykkaatha kathukal ezhuthaan thante bhooribhaagam samayavum chelavazhikkukayum cheiyunnu. sahodarante maranam alia baadhikkunnillenkilum, puthiya nagaratthinte choodum parichayakkuravum avarkk avarude veettilekku madangaan kazhiyaatha vasthuthayum aval verukkunnu. ennirunnaalum, ippozhum parasparam sneham niranjirikkunna alia atif santhoshakaramaaya jeevitam srishtikkaan sramikkukayum moonnu kuttikalundaakukayum cheiyunnu rahim, sood, karam.
vardhichuvarunna aagolavalkkarikkappetta lokathil, thante kuttikalil paashchaathyarude swaadheenathekkurichu adef aazhathil aashankappedunnu, ennirunnaalum dambathikal ippozhum moonnu kuttikaleyum mikacha vidyaabhyaasathinaayi anthaaraashtra skoolukalilekku ayaykkunnu. gulf yudhathinte (1990) thudakkathil kudumbam veendum verode pizhutheriyappedukayum alia attef amman, jordan, thudarnnu bairoot, lebanon, riham ennivar bharthaav latheefinoppam ammaanil thaamasikkukayum fraansile paareesilum amerikkayile bosttanilum ulla sarvakalashaalayil padikkunna sood, karam ennivarodoppam thamasam maarukayum cheiyunnu.
muthasshiyaaya salmayumaayulla adutha bandham kaaranam riham aazhathilulla mathavishwaasiyaanu. avalum avalude udaaramaaya doctor bharthaavaaya lateef ammaanil thaamasikkukayum pavapetta rogikaleyum abhayaarthikaleyum avarude sheddle paripalikkukayum cheiyunnu. ithine pinthunaykkaan riham aagrahikkunnundenkil, ellah manikorukalilum parikkettavarude nilavilikal avale vedanippikkukayum avarude audaaryathil alppam viyarkkukayum cheiyunnu.
ammayekkaal kooduthal vimathayaya suudinu eleeyumaayi oru chuzhalikkaatt vivaahamund, koodaathe manar, saine ennee rund kuttikalundu, avar amerikkayil poornnamaayum american aayi valarnnu. karam budoorine vivaham kazhikkukayum avar seynumaayi uttasuhrithukkalaaya lina enna oru kutty valarthukayum cheiyunnu. avar valare chitharikkidakkukayaanekkum, kudumbam venalkkaalath beyroothil alia adef chernnu vilikkaan sramikkukayum oduvil raham lateef avidekku thamasam maarukayum cheiyunnu.
9/11 neey pinthudarnnu saine, manar, lina ennivar amerikkayil arabikalkkethire vamseeyatha neridunnu, koodaathe beyroottile venalkkaalath palastheenikalkkethire vamseeyatha neridunnu. bairoot sandarshikkumbol kuttikal yudhathinum akramathinum saakshyam vahikkunnu.
eliyil ninnulla vivaahamochanathethudarnn sood, avalude kudumbatthe lebanonilekkum sainilekkum linayilekkum maattukayum mustafaykkulla adefinte pazhaya kathukal kandethukayum cheythathodeyaanu katha avasaanikkunnath. jaafayilekku yaatra cheythukondu manar avalude palasteen paithrukavumaayi oru bandham anubhavikkan shramikkumbol aliayudeyum adefinteyum kochumakkal avarude kudumbatthinte charithram kandethaan shramikkunnu. aaliyaykk alsheimer rogam undennu kandethukayum aval vashalaakumbol, swanthavum veedum enna thonnal aagrahikkukayum cheiyunnu.
sandarbham.
aagola abhayaarthi, kudiyetta prathisandhi.
aikyaraashtrasabhayude abhipraayathil, lokam ippol "randaam lokamahaayudhathinu sheshamulla ettavum valia kudiyetta prathisandhiyaan" neridunnathu. abhayaarthi kyaambukalil thaamasikkaathavarum veedukal vittupokendavarumaayavarude vyakthiparamaaya katha ariyikkunnathinaal ithu yacoob kudumbatthinte kathaye valare prasakthamaakkunnu. oru alle-jaseera abhimukhathil, alyan paranju, "trumpinte yugam ellaayppozhum nilaninnirunna prasnangal vardhippichu... aaa ardhathil, aksharaarthatthilum manashaasthraparavumaaya athirthikalude kaalaghattatthil eee pusthakam purathuvannathil enikku santhoshamundu. janakeeya charchayil pothuve oonnipparayunna shaareerika prathyaaghaathangalkku vipareethamaayi kudiyetta prathisandhiyude maanasikavum vaikarikavumaaya prathyaaghaathangalekkurich yaakkoubukal oru ulkkaazhcha nalkunnu.
sweekaranam.
"kirkas avalokanangal, aazhchathorum prasidheekarikkunnavar", "shelf avabodham" ennivayil ninnulla staar avalokanangal ulppede "salt houseukal" pothuve nalla sveekaaryatha nedi."kirkas" eee pusthakatthe "[eiii] palasteen pravaasikalude ullil aazhathil chalippikkunna roopam" ennu vilichu."pablishezhs weakley" rachayithaavinte rachana eduthukaanichukondu paranju, "aliyaante mikacha kathaparachilum sankeernamaaya bandhangal nannayi kaikaaryam cheiyunnathum vaayanakkaarkk yacoob kudumbatthe udan marakkillenn urappaakkunnu."
enn. pii. aarr, nailon, kirkas avalokanangal, tirakk, pusthaka peju enniva 2017 leeii mikacha pusthakangalilonnaya "salt houseukal" ennu namakaranam cheythu.