In the new biography ?Sharon: The Life of a Leader,? Ariel Sharon?s youngest son, Gilad Sharon, devotes over 600 pages to his father?s political legacy. He writes about everything from the former prime minister of Israel?s close relationship with George W. Bush to the love letters Sharon received from women over the years.
From his family farm in Israel, Gilad Sharon dished to POLITICO about his writing routine, his passion for Russian literature and Hemingway novels, and why he would love an Oprah book club nod.
Do you prefer to write in a quiet room or inside a bustling coffee shop? Any surprising writing rituals?
Most of the writing was done on the farm, with the sound of the farm animals and the countryside nearby. I was inspired by the view, which changes every day and with each passing season. The farm is a special place to me ? we lived there with my father who preferred to come home almost each evening rather than stay in the prime minister?s residence in Jerusalem. It is a special place for me since that is where I spent the most time with my Dad, driving around the farm, discussing the issues of the day, as well as the sheep and cattle.
What was the hardest passage to write in the book?
As I say in Part III of ?Sharon,? the chapters dealing with the Yom Kippur War were the most difficult for me to write: although I was a child of 7, I remember it. For years I was plagued by the fact that it could have been different. I knew that he had been wronged in the desert during that war. He knew what was needed to be done in order for Israel to win, and to win quickly. But the higher-ups didn?t understand and didn?t want to listen. Political considerations swayed battlefield decisions. Although we eventually won a great victory after my father crossed the Suez Canal, it was a sad victory as well since this could have been achieved more quickly with many less casualties.
Would you rather get the Oprah book club nod, hear that President Obama is reading your book or neither.
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Continue ReadingDo you prefer to write in a quiet room or inside a bustling coffee shop? Any surprising writing rituals?
Most of the writing was done on the farm, with the sound of the farm animals and the countryside nearby. I was inspired by the view, which changes every day and with each passing season. The farm is a special place to me ? we lived there with my father who preferred to come home almost each evening rather than stay in the prime minister?s residence in Jerusalem. It is a special place for me since that is where I spent the most time with my Dad, driving around the farm, discussing the issues of the day, as well as the sheep and cattle.
What was the hardest passage to write in the book?
As I say in Part III of ?Sharon,? the chapters dealing with the Yom Kippur War were the most difficult for me to write: although I was a child of 7, I remember it. For years I was plagued by the fact that it could have been different. I knew that he had been wronged in the desert during that war. He knew what was needed to be done in order for Israel to win, and to win quickly. But the higher-ups didn?t understand and didn?t want to listen. Political considerations swayed battlefield decisions. Although we eventually won a great victory after my father crossed the Suez Canal, it was a sad victory as well since this could have been achieved more quickly with many less casualties.
Would you rather get the Oprah book club nod, hear that President Obama is reading your book or neither.
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