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FAR FROM THE LINDEN TREES
Ya'akov, a native Berliner, is a bitter elderly man, divorced twice and out of touch with each of his four sons. Bar, his young neighbor of Iraqi origin, decides to take him under her wing and lift his spirits.
The meeting between these two contrasting personalities inspires a journey through a disunited Israel: from a Karaoke night to a small village in the Galilee, to an extravagant mansion in Herzliya to a shabby apartment block in Dimona; from a newly religious couple to a Buddhist monk who has just come back from the Far East. While war rages in the north, families fight their own battles, a small grace descends, and two strangers grow close.
Yonatan Berg is a leading Hebrew poet. He is the youngest-ever recipient of the Yehuda Amichai Prize, among other national prizes. He has published three books of poetry, one memoir, and two novels. Berg's English debut poetry collection FRAYED LIGHT (Wesleyan University Press, October 2019) appeared as "a 2019 New York Times Globetrotter Feature Choice." His first novel FIVE MORE MINUTES was awarded the Ministry of Culture Prize (2015) and nominated for the 2018 WIZO France Award. A bibliotherapist by profession, he teaches creative writing in Jerusalem.
Yonatan Berg is a leading Hebrew poet. He is the youngest-ever recipient of the Yehuda Amichai Prize, among other national prizes. He has published three books of poetry, one memoir, and two novels. Berg's English debut poetry collection FRAYED LIGHT (Wesleyan University Press, October 2019) appeared as "a 2019 New York Times Globetrotter Feature Choice." His first novel FIVE MORE MINUTES was awarded the Ministry of Culture Prize (2015) and nominated for the 2018 WIZO France Award. A bibliotherapist by profession, he teaches creative writing in Jerusalem.
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Published 2018-11-01 by Am Oved Publishing |