Talking To The Enemy

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ISBN: 9781583226698

Stories

Avner Mandelman

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English

Seven Stories Press,U.S.
01 August 2011

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Short stories

"Winner of the 2006 American Library Association Sophie Brody Award

A Kirkus ReviewsBest Book of 2005

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has shaped the consciousness of a generation, but never before has it been brought to life in such vivid and telling prose. Part Tim O'Brien and part Bernard Malamud, Avner Mandelman's Talking to the Enemy ranges from boisterously entertaining tales of domestic squabbles to dark narratives from disillusioned soldiers. Awarded the Jewish Book Award when it was published in Canada and supplemented with recent stories, Talking to the Enemy is the powerful American debut of an international favorite. ""Pity"" draws the reader through the descending layers of horror of an Israeli soldier who is party to an assassination attempt gone terribly wrong. In ""Terror"" a man recalls a traumatic childhood incident that taught him family comes first-before justice, before fear. On a lighter note, ""Mish-Mash"" is a comical tornado set off when a winning lottery ticket is discovered in a less-than-conventional family, best described as ""Sholem Aleichem writes Peyton Place on speed"" (Montreal Gazette). Underneath their often brash exteriors Mandelman's characters search for reconciliation and fulfillment in a land where conflict is a part of everyday life. Mandelman ensnares readers in intense plot-driven narratives that are pierced through with unexpected and ingenious twists. Beneath the surface of the often sparse prose lies evocative, unanswered questions about humanity. Every story delivers a thoroughly engrossing read with an unforgettable ending."

By: Avner Mandelman
Imprint: Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 316g
ISBN: 9781583226698
ISBN 10: 1583226699
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 August 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in Israel in 1947, AVNER MANDELMAN served in the Israeli Air Force during the Six-Day War and has for four decades split his time between Paris, California, and Canada. Mandelman’s stories have appeared in Best American Short Stories 1995, The Journey Prize Stories, and The 1996 Pushcart Prize XX.

Reviews for Talking To The Enemy: Stories

Mandelman ... cast[s] the often grim news from the Middle East in a newly revealing and humanizing light. -Jim Bartley, Globe and Mail (Toronto) With these agile, vernacular stories, Mandelman takes a clear-sighted yet empathetic view of a fraught nation. -Publishers Weekly