Thoughts and words

Can Museums be Innocent. Yes, they can.

The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk - I started reading it because I loved the title but it turned out to be one of the best books of the decade for me. A gem of a love story which, in a way, is also a hymn to the city... Read more →

I had a dream....

I had a dream the other day. And in this dream Gaza was famed for its wonderful beaches, Tel Aviv for its bookshops, Riyadh for its food and Tehran for its cinemas. Yes, I had a dream. And in this dream, the peoples in the Middle East, from Tel Aviv... Read more →

Hotel Milano - a novel

It would have been 1985/86 when I met him. I had been lying on a towel and drinking a glass of beer when he joined our group. When I say "our group," I mean the group of friends with whom I had arrived on that hot afternoon. In fact, it... Read more →