Writing in the Dark: Essays on Literature and Politics

Profound essays on Israel, literature, and language from one of the country's most respected and best-loved voices

Throughout his career, David Grossman has been a voice for peace and reconciliation between Israel and its Arab citizens and neighbors. In these six essays on politics and culture in Israel, he addresses the conscience of a country that has lost faith in its leaders and its ideals. This collection, Writing in the Dark, includes an already famous speech concerning the disastrous Second Lebanon War of 2006, the war that took the life of Grossman's twenty-year-old son, Uri.

Moving, human, clear-sighted, and courageous, touching on literature and artistic creation as well as politics and philosophy, these writings are a cri de coeur from a writer who has been, for nearly two decades, one of the most original and talented not only in his own country, but anywhere (The New York Times Book Review).

Author: David Grossman
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780312428600

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 10/18/2009 pg. 24

About the Author
David Grossman has received several international awards for his writing, including the Premio Grinzane and the Premio Mondelo for The Zigzag Kid. He is the author of several novels, including A Horse Walks into a Bar, The Book of Intimate Grammar, as well as children's books, and a play. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and children

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