To The End of the Land
David Grossman
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…
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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…
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Форма: роман
Оригинальное название: אישה בורחת מבשורה
Перевод: Jessica Cohen
Язык: Английский (в оригинале Иврит)
Жанры: Современная проза, Современная зарубежная литература
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Лауреат:
2011 г. — Литературная премия Вингейта
2011 г. — Премия Медичи (Лучший зарубежный роман)
Номинант: 2010 г. — Национальная книжная премия общества критиков (Художественная проза)
2011 г. — Премия Медичи (Лучший зарубежный роман)
Номинант: 2010 г. — Национальная книжная премия общества критиков (Художественная проза)