Lives Between The Lines
Michael Vatikiotis
A Journey in Search of the Lost Levant
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Release Date: 04/08/2022
A Journey in Search of the Lost Levant In Lives Between the Lines, Michael Vatikiotis traces the journey of his Greek and Italian forebears from Tuscany, Crete, Hydra and Rhodes, as they made their way to Egypt and the coast of Palestine in search of opportunity. In the process, he reveals a period where the Middle East was a place of ethnic and cultural harmony - where Arabs and Jews rubbed shoulders in bazaars and teashops, intermarried and shared family history.
An intimate portrait of a critical period of Middle Eastern history (1869-1948), seen through the eyes of a single family
While lines were eventually drawn and people, including Vatikiotis's family, found themselves caught between clashing faiths, contested identities and violent conflict, this intimate and sweeping memoir is a paean to tolerance, offering a nuanced understanding of the lost Levant.