f ▁Sou e if ▁translated ▁the ▁book ▁to ▁English ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁M our id ▁B arg h out i ▁went ▁to ▁C airo , ▁Egypt ▁for ▁higher ▁studies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁after ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War , when ▁he ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁Palest ine ▁after ▁comple ting ▁his ▁studies , ▁he ▁was ▁bar red ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁country . ▁Like ▁many ▁others ▁he ▁started ▁living ▁abroad . ▁Th irty ▁years ▁later , ▁after ▁continuous ▁struggle , ▁he ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁enter ▁Ram al lah , ▁his ▁own ▁h omet own , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁grown ▁up . ▁ ▁Re views ▁ ▁Edward ▁Sa id ▁told , ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁exist ential ▁accounts ▁of ▁Palest in ian ▁disp lacement ▁that ▁we ▁now ▁have ". ▁The ▁Guardian ▁review ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁novel ▁" is ▁an ▁intens ely ▁lyr ical ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁h omet own ". ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 7 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Book s ▁about ▁Palest ini ans ▁Category : R am al lah <0x0A> </s> ▁Auch ▁ich ▁war ▁nur ▁ein ▁m ittel m äß iger ▁Sch ü ler ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁West ▁German ▁comedy ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Werner ▁Jacob s ▁and ▁st arring ▁Det lev ▁E ck stein , ▁Ber nd ▁Her berger ▁and ▁J ut ta ▁Spe idel . ▁Two ▁men