TO THE END OF THE LAND

GROSSMAN, DAVID.;.COHEN, JESSICA trans.

ISBN 10: 0771036345 / ISBN 13: 9780771036347

Published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, Canada, 2010

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VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S34.99) DUST JACKET,clean, solid, bright.; gold titles on red sine strip.rich brown hardcovers.White endpapers.red & gold titles with red poppies cover art photo, all on white backgroundInner dj flap has 2x3" photo of author & biog. ; 592 pages; Set in Israel in recent times, this epic yet intimate novel places side by side the trials of war and the challenges of everyday life. Through a series of powerful, overlapping circles backward in time. a book of mourning for those not dead, a mother's lament for life during a wartime that has no end in sight.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: TO THE END OF THE LAND
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, Canada
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0771036345
• ISBN 13: 9780771036347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: first edition,1p; 12345pt line.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A major, internationally bestselling novel of extraordinary power about the costs of war from one of Israel's greatest writers.

Set in Israel in recent times, this epic yet intimate novel places side by side the trials of war and the challenges of everyday life. Through a series of powerful, overlapping circles backward in time, it tells the story of Ora's relationship with her husband, from whom she is now separated, as well as the tragedy of their best friend Avram, a former soldier — and her son's biological father. When her son Ofer rejoins the army for a major offensive, Ora is devastated and decides to hike in the Galilee, leaving no forwarding information for the "notifiers" who might deliver the worst news a parent can hear. She phones Avram, whom she has not seen in 21 years, and convinces him to go with her. As they journey together, Ora unfurls the story of her family, and gives Avram the gift of his son — a telling that keeps the boy alive for both his mother and the reader.

Never have we seen so vividly the surreality of daily life in Israel, the consequences of living in a society where the burden of war falls on each generation anew. David Grossman's rich imagining of a family in love and crisis makes for one of the great anti-war novels of our time.

About the Author

DAVID GROSSMAN is one of the leading Israeli writers of his generation, and the author of numerous works of fiction, non-fiction, and children's literature. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, and been translated into twenty-five languages around the world. He lives on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

JESSICA COHEN's translations include David Grossman's award-winning Her Body Knows and critically acclaimed works by Yael Hedaya, Ronit Matalon, Amir Gutfreund, and Tom Segev.