NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir by an Israeli man held in captivity for greater than a 12 months by Hamas is popping out this fall within the U.S.
Eli Sharabi’s “Hostage,” written in Hebrew and already a bestseller in Israel, is the primary printed memoir by anybody kidnapped by Hamas in the course of the lethal shock assault of Oct. 7, 2023. Harper Affect, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, introduced Tuesday that the English-language version of his e book will come out this Oct. 7, the 2-year anniversary.
Sharabi, 53, was launched in early February and has stated that he had shrunk to underneath 100 kilos — lower than the load of his youngest daughter, who was killed alongside together with his spouse and older daughter. Greater than 1,000 had been killed within the assault and greater than 200 taken hostage.
“It was important to me that the story come out as quickly as possible, so that the world will understand what life is like inside captivity,” Sharabi said in a statement. “Once they do, they will not be able to remain indifferent. But I also want readers to know that even in the darkest of times, you can always seek out the light and choose humanity.”
In line with Harper Affect, Sharabi writes about his expertise together with his captors in “stark, unflinching prose, detailing the relationships the hostages shaped with each other, together with Alon Ohel, nonetheless a hostage in Gaza, with whom Sharabi shaped an unbreakable father-son bond.”
“Alongside the way in which, Sharabi reveals how his religion gave him the resilience to endure the horrific situations and overcome psychological anguish,” the announcement reads partially.
