The Smile Of The Lamb by David Grossman (English) Paperback Book

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Uri is idealistic and full of hope, feels the injustice of the occupation keenly, and becomes close to Khilmi, the village storyteller. When Khilmi's adopted son is killed in a 'security operation' and when Uri discovers how far deception and injustice have penetrated into his own life, their reactions are drastic and unforseen.

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The first Israeli novel written about the occupation of the West Bank, by one of the most influential writers of his generation.Uri and Katzman are Israeli soldiers occupying a Palestinian village in the West Bank. Uri is idealistic and full of hope, feels the injustice of the occupation keenly, and becomes close to Khilmi, the village storyteller. Katzman on the other hand is 'a contracted muscle' - he has taught himself not to feel. And Shosh, Uri's wife, daughter of liberal immigrant parents and juvenile psychiastrist, is succumbing to her own struggles with power and truth.When Khilmi's adopted son is killed in a 'security operation' and when Uri discovers how far deception and injustice have penetrated into his own life, their reactions are drastic and unforseen.

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Two Israeli soldiers occupying a Palestinian village in the West Bank are tested by the injustice of the situation as one of them perceives it, in this reissued novel joining reissues of other fiction and non-fiction titles by the author repackaged in a striking new visual style.

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'Bold, grand, mad, an astonishing meditation on art, religion, love, politics and war, despatched in language which is funny, ferocious and enraptured' Observer Uri and Katzman are Israeli soldiers occupying a Palestinian village in the West Bank. Uri is idealistic and full of hope, feels the injustice of the occupation keenly, and becomes close to Khilmi, the village storyteller. Katzman on the other hand is 'a contracted muscle' - he has taught himself not to feel. And Shosh, Uri's wife, daughter of liberal immigrant parents and juvenile psychiastrist, is succumbing to her own struggles with power and truth. When Khilmi's adopted son is killed in a 'security operation' and when Uri discovers how far deception and injustice have penetrated into his own life, their reactions are drastic and unforseen. 'Moving, many-layered, powerful, yet written with beautiful delicacy of touch, a work of redemption...this book deserves the widest possible audience' Indepdendent 'Extreme, enormous, almost embarrasingly good, a first novel whose very last page somehow fuses together the political and spiritual currents running through modern day Israel' Time Out 'A courageous novel, the first attempt by an Israeli author to articulate how 'the conqueror is also the conquered, and injustice has teeth in its tail' Guardian 'Masterful irony and passion' Evening Standard Also by David Grossman: [sleeping on a wire jpeg], [intimate grammar jpeg]

Author Biography

David Grossman is the bestselling author of numerous works, which have been translated into thirty-six languages. His novel, A Horse Walks into a Bar, was awarded the International Man Booker Prize 2017. Grossman is also the recipient of the French Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the 2010 Frankfurt Peace Prize.

Review

An extraordinary achievement...moving, many-layered, powerful, yet written with beautiful delicacy of touch, is a work of redemption... Combining the compassionate wisdom of the moralist with a true artist's creative imagination, this book deserves the widest possible audience * Indepdendent *Bold, grand, mad, an astonishing meditation on art, religion, love, politics and war, despatched in language which is funny, ferocious and enraptured * Observer *A courageous novel, the first attempt by an Israeli author of the post-1967 generation to come to terms with the consequences of the Occupation, to articulate how 'the conqueror is also the conquered, and injustice has teeth in its tail' * Guardian *Extreme, enormous, almost embarrassingly good, a first novel whose very last page somehow fuses together the political and spiritual currents running through modern day Israel * Time Out *At once sensitive, humane, elegiac and devoid of optimism, save a vague faith in love * Sunday Times *

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The first Israeli novel written about the occupation of the West Bank, by one of the most influential writers of his generation

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An extraordinary achievement...moving, many-layered, powerful, yet written with beautiful delicacy of touch, is a work of redemption... Combining the compassionate wisdom of the moralist with a true artist's creative imagination, this book deserves the widest possible audience

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An extraordinary achievement...moving, many-layered, powerful, yet written with beautiful delicacy of touch, is a work of redemption... Combining the compassionate wisdom of the moralist with a true artist's creative imagination, this book deserves the widest possible audience

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The first Israeli novel written about the occupation of the West Bank, by one of the most influential writers of his generation

Details ISBN0099552299 Year 2010 ISBN-10 0099552299 ISBN-13 9780099552291 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Betsy Rosenberg Pages 336 Media Book DEWEY 892.436 Series Vintage Books Publisher Vintage Publishing Translated from Hebrew Translator Betsy Rosenberg Language English Publication Date 2010-09-02 UK Release Date 2010-09-02 AU Release Date 2010-09-02 NZ Release Date 2010-09-02 Alternative 9781448161874 Audience General We've got this

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