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Ora, a middle-aged Israeli mother, is about to celebrate her son Ofer's release from army service when he returns to the front for a major offensive. Instead of waiting at home for the 'notifiers' who could arrive at any moment to tell her of her son's fate, she sets off for a hike in Galilee, leaving no forwarding address. If a mother is not there to receive the news, a son cannot die, can he? Recently estranged from her husband, Ora drags along an unlikely companion: their former best friend and her former lover Avram, the man who in fact turns out to be her son's biological father. As they sleep out in the hills, ford rivers and cross…

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Christian Science Monitor, The Economist, The New Republic, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and The Pittsburgh Post Gazette A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Just before his release from service in the Israeli army, Ora’s son Ofer is sent back to the front for a major offensive. In a fit of preemptive grief and magical thinking, so that no bad news can reach her, Ora sets out on an epic hike in the Galilee. She is joined by an unlikely companion—Avram, a former friend and lover with a troubled past—and as they sleep out in the hills, Ora begins to conjure her son. Ofer’s story, as told by Ora,…

Ühe tuntuma Iisraeli kirjaniku David Grossmani (snd 1954) erakordse emotsionaalse intensiivsusega kirjutatud sõjavastases romaanis põgeneb ema sõnumi eest, et üks tema poegadest võib olla ärevas olukorras Jordani jõe läänekaldal surma saanud. Naine elab oma igapäevast elu 21. sajandi alguse Iisraelis, kuid mõtetes kerkivad tema silme ette noorpõlve sõjasündmused, millest on osa võtnud tema armastatud mehed. Ta läheb koos vana sõbraga pikale matkale Iisraeli-teele, et oma keerulises olevikus, minevikus ja tulevikus selgust saada. Seda romaani peetakse David Grossmani loomingus tähtsaimaks ja seda on tõlgitud paljudesse keeltesse. Romaani…

Ora, a middle-aged Israeli mother, is about to celebrate her son Ofer's release from army service when he returns to the front for a major offensive. Instead of waiting at home for the 'notifiers' who could arrive at any moment to tell her of her son's fate, she sets off for a hike in Galilee, leaving no forwarding address. If a mother is not there to receive the news, a son cannot die, can he? Recently estranged from her husband, Ora drags along an unlikely companion: their former best friend and her former lover Avram, the man who in fact turns out to be her son's biological father. As they sleep out in the hills, ford rivers and cross…

Ühe tuntuma Iisraeli kirjaniku David Grossmani (snd 1954) erakordse emotsionaalse intensiivsusega kirjutatud sõjavastases romaanis põgeneb ema sõnumi eest, et üks tema poegadest võib olla ärevas olukorras Jordani jõe läänekaldal surma saanud. Naine elab oma igapäevast elu 21. sajandi alguse Iisraelis, kuid mõtetes kerkivad tema silme ette noorpõlve sõjasündmused, millest on osa võtnud tema armastatud mehed. Ta läheb koos vana sõbraga pikale matkale Iisraeli-teele, et oma keerulises olevikus, minevikus ja tulevikus selgust saada. Seda romaani peetakse David Grossmani loomingus tähtsaimaks ja seda on tõlgitud paljudesse keeltesse. Romaani…