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爪专讬讱 住讜祝 诇住讬驻讜专 讗讛讘讛
讙讬讘讜专讬讜 砖诇 爪专讬讱 住讜祝 诇住讬驻讜专 讗讛讘讛 讛诐 讗谞砖讬诐 讛诪讜爪讗讬诐 讗转 注爪诪诐 - 讘专讙注 砖诇 讗诪转 - 诪讙诇讬诐 诪砖讛讜 讞讚砖 注诇 诪讛讜转诐. 讗讬砖讛 诪转讞拽讛 讗讞专讬 诪讬 砖讛讬转讛 诇驻谞讬 砖谞讬诐 讗讛讜讘转讜 砖诇 讗讘讬讛 讜诪讝诪讬谞讛 讗讜转讛 诇驻讙讬砖讛 讙讜专诇讬转; 专驻转谞讬转 诪注诪拽 讬讝专注讗诇 谞讜住注转 诇讗专爪讜转 讛讘专讬转 讻讚讬 诇砖讚诇 讗转 讘谞讛 诇砖讜讘 讛讘讬转讛; 讗诇诪谉 讛诪转讞讬诇 诇拽砖讜专 砖讜讘 拽砖专讬 讗讛讘讛 诪讙诇讛 讘讞讚专讜 讗转 讗讬砖转讜 讛诪转讛 - 讗诇讛 讛诐 诪拽爪转 住讬驻讜专讬 爪专讬讱 住讜祝 诇住讬驻讜专 讗讛讘讛 - 拽讜讘抓 讛住讬驻讜专讬诐 讛讞讚砖 砖诇 住讘讬讜谉 诇讬讘专讻讟.
讻诇 住驻专讬讛 砖诇 住讘讬讜谉 诇讬讘专讻讟 讛讬讜 诇专讘讬-诪讻专 讜讛注诪讬讚讜 讗讜转讛 讘砖讜专讛 讛专讗砖讜谞讛 砖诇 诪讞讘专讬 讛住讬驻讜专 讛拽爪专 讘住讬驻讜专转 讛注讘专讬转 讛讬讜诐. 住驻专讬讛 讛拽讜讚诪讬诐: 转驻讜讞讬诐 诪谉 讛诪讚讘专 (1986), 住讜住讬诐 讘讻讘讬砖 讙讛讛 (1988),住讬谞讬转 讗谞讬 诪讚讘专转 讗诇讬讱 (1992).
讻诇 住驻专讬讛 砖诇 住讘讬讜谉 诇讬讘专讻讟 讛讬讜 诇专讘讬-诪讻专 讜讛注诪讬讚讜 讗讜转讛 讘砖讜专讛 讛专讗砖讜谞讛 砖诇 诪讞讘专讬 讛住讬驻讜专 讛拽爪专 讘住讬驻讜专转 讛注讘专讬转 讛讬讜诐. 住驻专讬讛 讛拽讜讚诪讬诐: 转驻讜讞讬诐 诪谉 讛诪讚讘专 (1986), 住讜住讬诐 讘讻讘讬砖 讙讛讛 (1988),住讬谞讬转 讗谞讬 诪讚讘专转 讗诇讬讱 (1992).
207 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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About the author
Savyon Liebrecht
16听books15听followersSavyon Liebrecht was born in Munich, Germany, in 1948, to Holocaust survivor parents. She studied philosophy and literature at Tel Aviv University and started publishing in 1986. She has received awards for two of her TV scripts, the Alterman Prize (1987), the Amelia Rosselli Prize for Mail Order Women (Italy, 2002) and the Maior-Amalfi Award for A Good Place for the Night (Italy, 2005); as well as Playwright of the Year for her successful plays, It's All Greek to Me (2005), and Apples in the Desert (2006). In 2009, she received the WIZO Prize (France).
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January 19, 2009
As I keep saying, reading in Hebrew tends to skew my ratings. If I enjoy the book at all, I tend to rate it higher because I'm excited that I liked a book in a foreign language. If I didn't like the book, I feel angry and resentful at having had to slog through it in a foreign language and probably rate it lower than I otherwise would. Here, this book probably deserved a 3.5-star rating, but I rounded up.
Some of the earlier stories in the book seemed more facile and obvious. A mother visiting her son overseas is disappointed to realize (finally) that he won't be fulfilling her dreams for him, but is won over by his adorable stepson. How touching. I don't mean to be so cynical, but I just felt that it was Disney movieish and unsophisticated. On the other hand, some of the stories were fascinatingly complex and multi-layered which redeemed the book for me, even though I actually wasn't crazy about one of the more complicated stories.
The stories did pull me in, though. I guess with short stories, there isn't enough time to get all elaborate and detailed about setting the stage which is what some of the Hebrew novels were like. In that sense, short stories were a good choice for reading in a foreign language -- the action had to start right away, and the author got to the point quickly. I didn't mind reading the book, which is saying a lot for Hebrew -- hence the generous rating.
Some of the earlier stories in the book seemed more facile and obvious. A mother visiting her son overseas is disappointed to realize (finally) that he won't be fulfilling her dreams for him, but is won over by his adorable stepson. How touching. I don't mean to be so cynical, but I just felt that it was Disney movieish and unsophisticated. On the other hand, some of the stories were fascinatingly complex and multi-layered which redeemed the book for me, even though I actually wasn't crazy about one of the more complicated stories.
The stories did pull me in, though. I guess with short stories, there isn't enough time to get all elaborate and detailed about setting the stage which is what some of the Hebrew novels were like. In that sense, short stories were a good choice for reading in a foreign language -- the action had to start right away, and the author got to the point quickly. I didn't mind reading the book, which is saying a lot for Hebrew -- hence the generous rating.
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