Homesick by Eshkol Nevo

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