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If you aren't familiar with the history of Ariel Sharon, the 11th Prime Minister of Israel, I would recommend doing a brief search just to help follow along the narrative in this extremely lyrical, fast paced & prosaic novel. Told in fragments, "I am Ariel Sharon" attempts to reconstruct the life of a man through the perspectives of his loved ones, including his mother, Vera, who is a refuge and his two wives, Lily and Gali. It's a taut read that delves into the complexities of life in Gaza's West Bank, the contradictions of being a Zionist on a refugee land, of settler colonialism and its impact on human life. If anything, I was entranced by Yara El-Ghabdan's light poetic language in direct contrast to the gruesome subject matter, making the latter all the more poignant and timely.