(Fiction, 568 pp. Hebrew, 2001; English translation, 2004)
Yehoshua focuses on the family and professional life of a Haifa professor of Near Eastern Studies to reveal a web of relationships linking characters from diverse sectors of Israeli society. Rich in detail and humor, the novel deftly explores the deep divides in a complex country, illuminating the struggles of Jews and Arabs and husbands and wives to live together in peace.
- Discussion guide from Yiddish Book Center
- Discussion guide from ReadingGroupGuides.com
- Review: Kirkus
- Review by Richard Eder, New York Times, February 2, 2004
- Review by Susan Miron, Forward, December 5, 2003
- Review by Jonathan Shainin, Nation, July 5, 2004
- Biographical sketch
- Robert Rosenberg interviews Yehoshua, Forward, December 5, 2003
- Bernard Horn interviews Yehoshua (excerpted from Facing the Fires: Conversations with A.B. Yehoshua
- Vered Shemtov interviews Yehoshua, Sh’ma
- Video: Paul Holdengräber interviews Yehoshua (95 min.)
