Meir Shalev

Broschiertes Buch

A Pigeon and a Boy

A Novel

Beschreibung

Mortally wounded on the battlefield during the 1948 war for Israeli independence, a young pigeon handler dispatches a final bird carrying a message to the girl he loves, while many years later, that girl's middle-aged son falls in love with a childhood friend and receives a special gift from his mother on her deathbed. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

Autor

Meir Shalev

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Knopf, N.Y. / Penguin Random House / Schocken Books
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 132mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 276g
• ISBN-13: 9780805212143
• ISBN-10: 0805212140
• Artikelnr.: 25328128

Rezensionen

"Shalev creates a world that has the richness of invention and the obsessiveness of dreams."
The New York Times Book Review

"Shalev has deftly layered Yair's story in such a manner that a refreshingly nuanced picture of Israel emerges."
The Miami Herald

"Vivid characters and sharp dialogue... By working stories in the past and present against each other, Shalev brings into questions the validity, and the reliability, of memory."
The New York Times Book Review

"In homing pigeons, Shalev has found a motif that is replete with symbolism and scriptural allusion that he uses expertly, with maximum layered effect."
Ottawa Citizen

"Brilliant... Universal in its scope and examination of human longing for a sense of roosting."
The Jerusalem Post

"An exquisite creation, a work of quiet language tat needs no shouting to attain its impact."
Chicago Jewish Star

"Stunning... This gem of a story about the power of love, which won Israel's Brenner Prize, brims with luminous originality."
Publishers Weekly (starred review)