This contemporary classic, the story of a palestinian who becomes a citizen of israel, combines fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy. Saeed is the comic hero, the luckless fool, whose tale tells of aggression and resista...This contemporary classic, the story of a palestinian who becomes a citizen of israel, combines fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy. Saeed is the comic hero, the luckless fool, whose tale tells of aggression and resistance, terror and heroism, reason and loyalty that typify the hardships and struggles of arabs in israel.