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Writing in the dark
By Grossman, David & Cohen, Jessica
- ISBN
- 978-0-37428-110-6
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2008.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
Reflecting on the historical trauma that preceded the birth of his young country and conditioned its citizens' response to subsequent threats, Israeli novelist and essayist Grossman writes of his childhood in the 1950s: "In my neighborhood, people screamed every night from their nightmares." Besides being powerful imagery, that quote explains the environment in which Grossman operates. This slim book may seem limited in its appeal-four essa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
