Amir and Effi collected relatives. With Holocaust survivors for parents and few other "real" relatives alive, relationships operated under a "Law of Compression" in which tenuous connections turned... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Its hard to believe but this is a feel good Holocaust book. The author loves the characters in the book. Two children are trying to figure out the secrets the adult Holocaust survivors in their small town are hiding. The whole book is totally charming and life affirming even when painfull.
Thank you Amir Gutfreund
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
An absolute must-read. ". . . there isn't as much black and white in the world as we would like." p. 371. This book touched me deeply and I am grateful to Amir Gutfreund for taking the time to do this. An important work.
The Israeli-Jewish complex
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
If you want to understand the origin of the complexity of a nation built from pain and conflicting one, based on humanisem and neglecting some - you must read this one to.
Mesmerizing
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Amir Gutfreund and Jessica Cohen, his gifted translator, wove the sunshine out of the pouring rain of the Shoah. Wondrous book, bewitching sentences. Verónica Albin
One of the best Israeli books written in the past years
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Once you start reading it, you find yourself enchanted. Well written and not at all horrific. The subject is a difficult one, but the author makes you smile, laugh, cry, and feel human for better or worst. Amir G is one of the most promising authors in Israel! A must read book!
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