David Grossman (1) (1954–)
Author of To the End of the Land
For other authors named David Grossman, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
David Grossman was born in Jerusalem on January 25, 1954, is an Israeli author of fiction, nonfiction, and youth and children's literature. His books have been translated into many languages. He is most known for his non-fiction work, The Yellow Wind. This is his study of the Palestinians in the show more Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. He was awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew literature (1984) and the Israeli Publishers Association Prize for best Hebrew novel (1985). Grossman lives in Mevasseret Zion on the outskirts of Jerusalem. He is married to Michal Grossman, a child psychologist and the mother of his three children. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by David Grossman
The Myths (A Short History of Myth / The Penelopiad / Weight / Dream Angus / Helmet of Horror / Lion's Honey) (2006) — Contributor — 6 copies
Cossee Broekzakbibliotheek 5 copies
נוכחים נפקדים 2 copies
איתמר ציד החלומות 1 copy
Asini (in L'uomo che corre) 1 copy
ספר השיאים של פוז 1 copy
מומיק 1 copy
האח החדש של איתמר 1 copy
רץ : סיפורים 1 copy
Itamar meṭayel ʻal ḳirot 1 copy
חיוך הגדי : רומאן 1 copy
Nokheḥim nifḳadim 1 copy
ספר הדקדוק הפנימי 1 copy
Associated Works
The Zigzag Kid [2012 film] — Original story — 3 copies
An incongruous beam of beauty over the Gaza Strip = Un assurdo raggio di splendore sopra la striscia di Gaza (2008) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Grossman, David
- Legal name
- דויד גרוסמן
דָּוִיד גְּרוֹסְמַן - Other names
- Grossmann, David
Grosman, David - Birthdate
- 1954-01-25
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Israel
- Birthplace
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Education
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Awards and honors
- Friedenspreis des deutschen Buchhandels (2010)
Geschwister-Scholl-Preis (2008)
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Reviews
Reason Read: reading Israeli authors, TIOLI challenge, Food in title
This is really a midrash or commentary on the story of Samson in Judges by David Grossman. The full title is Lion's Honey: the myth of Samson, so unlike myself, Grossman and maybe all Hebrew believe this is not a true story. I found it extremely interesting to read this story about a man who was born to a barren family for the purpose of freeing God's people from the Philistines. I've always viewed Samson as a spoiled only son but Grossman views him as a lonely man who never felt like he belonged.… (more)
This is really a midrash or commentary on the story of Samson in Judges by David Grossman. The full title is Lion's Honey: the myth of Samson, so unlike myself, Grossman and maybe all Hebrew believe this is not a true story. I found it extremely interesting to read this story about a man who was born to a barren family for the purpose of freeing God's people from the Philistines. I've always viewed Samson as a spoiled only son but Grossman views him as a lonely man who never felt like he belonged.… (more)
This is a heartbreaking book that brings us three generations of a family most living on a kibbutz, struggling every day, drowning in the tributaries that have broken off from an devastating huge original river of trauma. That original river flows from Vera (who is a fictionalized version of a real person with whom Grossman had a long friendship and who asked him to write the book of her story but make it fiction) who was held in Tito's camps under the most horrifying of conditions accused of being a Russian agent. There is a lot that needs to be said to explain why all this matters and how it impacts others, but that is the story so I am not going to discuss it here. All I will say is that Vera made many decisions which sprang from love but which destroyed her daughter Nina, which in turn led to a life of loss for the man who loved her daughter and a life of disaffection for their daughter, Gili. When Nina returns to the kibbutz (for reasons I won't reveal) after having abandoned her husband and daughter many years ago she asks that a film be made about the family's story (the abandoned husband had, in the past, been a filmmaker, and the daughter had, also in the past, worked in film.) Can the making of that film help all reconcile their traumas or maybe provide a path forward, or will it be the thing that finally destroys their tenuous hold on life? Read and see. The book is fascinating, beautifully crafted and told with great compassion (as one expects from David Grossman) and it illuminates a historical moment many people are unfamiliar with while telling us things both beautiful and not beautiful about love.
There are a couple clunky parts of this that kept it from being a 5-star read. I feel the author should have spent more time talking about what happened to Nina while her mother was in the camp, and it should have been addressed earlier. Gili's relationship with her husband is introduced, but it just kind of hangs there -- she never really seems to think much about her husband beyond big existential issues regarding their relationship, and that is weird. Gili's mental health struggles are dropped on the reader like a bomb, and the evolution of her life, her ups and downs are missing. Either these things should have been left out, or more provided. Overall, though these were frustrating issues, they did not blunt the books impact.… (more)
There are a couple clunky parts of this that kept it from being a 5-star read. I feel the author should have spent more time talking about what happened to Nina while her mother was in the camp, and it should have been addressed earlier. Gili's relationship with her husband is introduced, but it just kind of hangs there -- she never really seems to think much about her husband beyond big existential issues regarding their relationship, and that is weird. Gili's mental health struggles are dropped on the reader like a bomb, and the evolution of her life, her ups and downs are missing. Either these things should have been left out, or more provided. Overall, though these were frustrating issues, they did not blunt the books impact.… (more)
Said to be the most popular novel by prize-winning politically active Israeli author of The Yellow Wind and To the End of the Land. I thought it had a young adult/date movie quality and faded out during the direct discussions of the characters' emotional states. It has a dog in it, and I recommended it highly to my wife and daughter.
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- Works
- 90
- Also by
- 6
- Members
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- Popularity
- #3,394
- Rating
- 3.8
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- ISBNs
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The narrator is his erstwhile childhood friend, now a retired judge by name of Lazar, who has been asked to come along to evaluate the performance. Not as a critic, but as someone who could perhaps see the uniqueness of Dov's being, not just one among millions...
In the course of the show, as Dov tells about the existential crisis of his life when he was fourteen, Lazar remembers how he betrayed their friendship. Boys who had met and formed a bond at an after-school maths tutoring class, they found themselves at a quasi-military training camp for teenagers, learning the escape drills they might need in a country surrounded by hostile nations. Lazar distances himself from Dov, turns his back on scenes of grotesque bullying, and never lets himself see Dov — because he knows that if it's not Dov being bullied, it will be him.
Yes, metaphors abound in this novel.
To read the rest of my review please visit https://anzlitlovers.com/2024/02/19/a-horse-walks-into-a-bar-2017-by-david-gross...… (more)