Reubeni Aaron (2 results)

Condition: fair. Location:619 160 pp. In Hebrew ex library with bookplate and pocket tears to spine spine is taped 619.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In Hebrew. 234 pages. 215 x 155 mm. Top edge dyed blue. Reuveni was a winner of the Bialik Prize and the Jerusalem Prize. This highly acclaimed novel tells the history of one Jewish family with deep roots in old Jerusalem, of a new emigrant from Russia, and other figures during World War I in Israel. Natan Zach described this work as one of the greatest of modern Hebrew literature. Reuveni doesn't describe battles but rather the reactions of people who are crushed by the steamroller of history. Shamot is a stand alone novel that is also a part of a trilogy named EdYerushalem (= a Jerusalem witness). Shamot is Reuveni's masterpiece. End papers detached.