Alessandra Shomroni Knihy

In Falling Out of Time , David Grossman has created a genre-defying drama - part play, part prose, pure poetry - to tell the story of bereaved parents setting out to reach their lost children. It begins in a small village, in a kitchen, where a man announces to his wife that he is leaving, embarking on a journey in search of their dead son.The man - called simply the 'Walking Man' - paces in ever-widening circles around the town. One after another, all manner of townsfolk fall into step with him (the Net Mender, the Midwife, the Elderly Maths Teacher, even the Duke), each enduring his or her own loss. The walkers raise questions of grief and bereavement: Can death be overcome by an intensity of speech or memory? Is it possible, even for a fleeting moment, to call to the dead and free them from their death? Grossman's answer to such questions is a hymn to these characters, who ultimately find solace and hope in their communal act of breaching death’s hermetic separateness. For the reader, the solace is in their clamorous vitality, and in the gift of Grossman’s storytelling – a realm where loss is not merely an absence, but a life force of its own.

Assaf has reluctantly taken a dull summer job working for the City Sanitation Department. But the long days take a strange turn when he is ordered to find out who owns a distressed stray dog and ask them to pay a fee.

Edgar Keret patrí k najobľúbenejším autorom v Izraeli a k jedným z najviac prekladaných izraelských spisovateľov v zahraničí. Je majstrom krátkej poviedky, ale píše aj filmové scenáre, poéziu, divadelné hry a komiksy. Jeho štýl sa označuje za postmoderný, absurdný a provokatívny. Keretove príbehy oplývajú frázami, klišé, známymi symbolmi, ktoré však ironizuje svojím typickým čiernym humorom. Divokou fantáziou vytvára nečakané zvraty, a spája tak predstavy s realitou, často zasadenou do každodenného života v Izraeli. Popisuje bežný svet, pričom bohato využíva slang a hovorový jazyk. V zahraničí boli jeho knihy preložené do 31 jazykov a mnohé sa stali bestsellermi. Na motívy jeho poviedok bolo nakrútených viac než 40 krátkych filmov. Anglický preklad tejto knihy vyšiel vo februári 2012 a za prvé tri mesiace sa predalo 70 000 výtlačkov!

Professor Yohanan Rivlin has two obsessions: the first is to understand the Arab mind; the second is to understand the failure of his elder son's marriage. Rivlin's two quests lead him to extraordinary encounters with very disparate people as he searches out the truth both in politics and life.

In un appartamento londinese, un uomo talmente privo di senso pratico da non saper aprire una latta di sardine osserva incredulo il suo rivale più accanito, impegnato nella preparazione di una frittata. Il primo è Vladimir Jabotinskij, leader della destra revisionista sionista, l'uomo ai fornelli invece è David Ben Gurion, ebreo socialista e futuro fondatore dello Stato d'Israele. È il 1934: mentre sull'Europa incombe lo spettro del nazismo, i due leader, solitamente divisi da un contrasto insanabile, si incontrano per cercare un terreno comune con cui affrontare il destino che li attende e costruire il futuro di Israele. Del resto è la Bibbia a insegnarlo: «Camminano forse due uomini insieme, se prima non si sono accordati?». Mettendo in scena il dramma di due uomini carismatici e tormentati, Abraham Yehoshua ci fa entrare in quelle stanze, solitamente inaccessibili, in cui la Storia si svela.

Set against the backdrop of contemporary issues, this book delves into the lives of its richly developed characters, exploring themes of identity, resilience, and personal growth. It weaves a compelling narrative that challenges societal norms and invites readers to reflect on their own experiences. The engaging prose and thought-provoking insights make it a standout choice for those seeking both entertainment and depth in their reading.

Staršia žena stojí pred domom a cez okno tajne pozoruje rodinu: otca, matku a dve deti. Díva sa na svoje vnučky, ktoré kvôli odlúčeniu od dcéry nikdy nestretla. Ako sa to stalo? Psychologická dráma izraelskej autorky citlivo vykresľuje strasti materinskej lásky. Ukazuje dilemy materstva, každodennosti, ale aj omylov a klamstiev rodinného života. Zdanlivo nevysvetliteľné odcudzenie medzi matkou a dcérou otvára znepokojivé otázky a kladie tenkú hranicu medzi ochranárstvom a vlastníctvom vo vzťahoch. Rozpletanie spomienok vyvoláva potlačené emócie a autorka s ľahkosťou vytvára napätie, pri ktorom sa čitateľ snaží zistiť, čo sa pokazilo. Izraelská autorka Hila Blum (1969) je dlhoročnou redaktorkou spisovateľov ako Etgar Keret, Amir Gutfreund, Eškol Nevo či Jigal Schwartz. Za román Ako milovať svoju dcéru získala v roku 2021 prestížnu izraelskú národnú literárnu cenu Sapir.

When the awkward, neurotic and childlike Yair, a seller of rare books, sees a beautiful woman across the room at a class reunion he feels compelled to write to her. So begins a love affair of words between two married, middle-aged adults, dissatisfied with their lives, yearning for the connection that has always eluded them. “Be a knife for me,” Yair writes to Miriam, “and I, I swear, will be a knife for you.” As they peel back their inhibitions, their correspondence unfolds into an exchange of their most naked confessions in a novel that is as passionate as it is spellbinding.

Una raccolta di racconti con uno spirito apparentemente assurdo che, in realtà, illumina il lettore su tanti aspetti del mondo, cercando le risposte alle più grandi domande esistenziali.