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A much-honored Israeli novelist pens a lyrical allegory concerning a gloomy village from which all animals fled so long ago that only adults remember them; a village plagued by cruel teasing and by fear of Nehi the Mountain Demon, who villagers believe took the animals and still stalks the streets at night; a place haunted by its past. Matti's father is evasive: "Once, things happened here in the village, things we're not proud of. But not e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More