Irish writer Colum McCann (Illustration by R. Rajesh)
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The Irish author, whose last novel, ‘Apeirogon’, has an Israeli and a Palestinian at its centre, talks of using “radical empathy” in conflict areas
Rockets and artillery shells may no longer be lighting up the skies over Israeli and Palestinian territories, but the announcement of a ceasefire last fortnight does nothing to arrest the bleeding from that gaping wound of history.
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Watching from afar, Irish writer
Colum McCann harnesses an intimate understanding of that tortured history his most recent novel, Apeirogon, is framed against the Israel-Palestine conflict to provide a rare artistic perspective on events. As the founder of Narrative 4, a non-profit that uses storytelling as a vehicle to promote peace in conflict situations, McCann is deeply aware of the potential of stories to