The Secret Life of Saeed, the Ill-fated Pessoptimist: A Palestinian Who Became a Citizen of Israel

Overview:

  • Title: The Secret Life of Saeed, the Ill-fated Pessoptimist: A Palestinian Who Became a Citizen of Israel
  • Author: Emile Habiby
  • Year: 1989
  • ISBN-10: 0930523083
  • Publisher: Readers International
  • Pages: xx+169
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Secret Life of Saeed, the Ill-fated Pessoptimist: A Palestinian Who Became a Citizen of Israel
  • Notes:
    • No cover price.
    • Copyright page states "North American Trade Edition 1989".
    • Title page contains the full title plus subtitle.
    • Inside front cover dustflap states "Cover art based on a cartoon by the Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali". The image may be a composite of two of al-Ali's cartoons, the main panel plus the image of Handala the boy, which is also al-Ali's 'signature'.
    • Cover design by Jan Brychta.