A literary novel intertwining the lives of ordinary Israelis in a village between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem: a young couple, an elderly Holocaust survivor, and a Palestinian laborer. Through their intersecting stories, it offers an intimate, empathetic portrait of belonging, memory, identity, and life in a country shaped by borders and longing.
Technical details
Author: Eshkol Nevo
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication year: 2009
Pages: 384
Language: English (translated from Hebrew)
ISBN-13: 9780099513473
Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Israeli Literature / Literary Drama