The Man Who Fell Into a Puddle: Israeli Lives by Igal Sarna

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This volume features portraits of Israeli men and women, it shows how they struggle to hold on to their identity, their sanity and their hope in the face of brutal and desperate conditions.

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Excellent and varied collection of short essays. Sarna deftly examines the contemporary Israeli psyche through a variety of disparate and somewhat tragic characters and their vivid experiences.

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