To the End of the Land
In this stunning, bestselling novel-and an NBCC Award finalist-David Grossman tells the powerful story of a mother's love for her son. 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, becomes a surprising balm both for her and for Avram-and a mother's haun…
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- ISBN: 978-0-307-47640-1
- EAN: 9780307476401
- Produktnummer: 10837699
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 672 S.
- Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
- Masse: H22.0 cm x B13.6 cm x D3.5 cm 520 g
- Gewicht: 520
Über den Autor
David Grossman was born in Jerusalem. He is the author of numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and children's literature. His work has appeared in The New Yorker and has been translated into more than forty languages. He is the recipient of many prizes, including the French Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the Buxtehuder Bulle in Germany, Rome's Premio per la Pace e l'Azione Umanitaria, the Premio Ischia-international award for journalism, Israel's Emet Prize, and the Albatross Prize given by the Günter Grass Foundation.
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