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Killing a King

The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of Israel

Dan Ephron

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English
Norton
04 November 2016
The assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin remains the single most consequential event in Israel's recent history, and one that fundamentally altered the trajectory for both Israel and the Palestinians. In Killing a King, Dan Ephron relates the parallel stories of Rabin and his stalker, Yigal Amir, over the two years leading up to the assassination, as one of them planned political deals he hoped would lead to peace, and the other plotted murder. ""Carefully reported, clearly presented, concise and gripping,"" It stands as ""a reminder that what happened on a Tel Aviv sidewalk 20 years ago is as important to understanding Israel as any of its wars"" (Matti Friedman, The Washington Post).
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Imprint:   Norton
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 208mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   252g
ISBN:   9780393353242
ISBN 10:   0393353249
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

An award-winning writer, Dan Ephron has served as the Jerusalem bureau chief for Newsweek and the Daily Beast and now lives in New York City.

Reviews for Killing a King: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of Israel

...a riveting new book about the prime minister and his murderer. -- Ian Black - The Guardian Vividly written and sharply insightful, Killing a King is an important and valuable addition to our understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -- Literary Review A clear-eyed account...captures the way politics in this young and tiny country are uniquely and deeply personal. -- The Economist Exceptional...an electrifying political narrative twinned with an old-fashioned crime story-of the sort that ought to be taught in journalism schools for its restraint, pacing and expert creation of suspense...The book is a Greek tragedy told in split screen, a frame-for-frame chronicle of a deplorable death foretold. -- Jennifer Senior - The New York Times ...compelling... -- Jewish News ...a riveting new book about the prime minister and his murderer. -- Ian Black - The Guardian Vividly written and sharply insightful, Killing a King is an important and valuable addition to our understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -- Literary Review A clear-eyed account...captures the way politics in this young and tiny country are uniquely and deeply personal. -- The Economist Exceptional...an electrifying political narrative twinned with an old-fashioned crime story-of the sort that ought to be taught in journalism schools for its restraint, pacing and expert creation of suspense...The book is a Greek tragedy told in split scr -- Jennifer Senior - The New York Times ...compelling... -- Jewish News


  • Short-listed for Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature 2016

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