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Continuing Silence of a Poet, The - The Collected Stories of A.B. Yehoshua
  
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Continuing Silence of a Poet, The - The Collected Stories of A.B. Yehoshua [Import] [Hardcover]

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  • Hardcover: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (1988)
  • ISBN-10: 1870015142
  • ISBN-13: 978-1870015141
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,182,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dark and Moving, March 27, 1999
This is a dark and extremely moving book. Most of the short stories in this book operate on two levels, the micro-level of the characters within the story -- and on the macro-level as a commentary on the Jewish people. This is an extraodinary work by a wonderful writer. Buy it -- it's money well spent
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Evocation, June 15, 2000
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A wonderful collection for both seasoned Yehoshua fans and first-timers! Not only will the stories and their characters stay with you, but also the beautiful and strangely sad evocations of time and place - kibbutzim of yesteryear, Jerusalem in the rain ... Yehoshua also offers valuable insights into the Israeli heart and soul, using an elegant simplicity devoid of stereotyping. These stories are profound and delicate, occasionally shocking and, for the most part, unforgettable.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars dark, moving, tense, April 6, 2007
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In this diverse collection of stories, A.B. Yehoshua provides a variety of settings, characters and situations, from the commonplace to the bizarre. A common thread in each story is a mounting sense of dread, even if outwardly nothing of tremendous importance is occurring: a father intercepts his daughter's boyfriend's letters, a lecturer visits a missile base in the Sinai and is ignored, a commander refuses to command his troops in the field. In Yehoshua's fictional world, even small actions are mired in paralysis. In a nation surrounded by enemies, and in a society fractured by major issues of religion and ethnic origin, even small gestures become fraught with urgency.
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