The Smile of the Lamb

by David Grossman

Book Overview

A provocative story of an idealistic young Israeli soldier serving in the occupied West Bank, his wife who works in a juvenile psychiatric center, and the terrible price they pay when personal desires clash with the forces of history. Grossman captures the terror and tragedy of one of the most explosive issues of our time and cuts to the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374266395
• ISBN13: 9780374266394
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

well written

David Grossman, a very gifted Israeli author, portrays the fragile line that separates the Israeli from the Palestinians in the occupied territories. But this is far more than a political story. Here, an old Arab, while demanding withdrawal from the land held by the Israelis, loves the Jewish soldier he has captured and threatened to kill. And the soldier returns this love with a delicate sense of respect. Fraught with diverse emotions, humor and insights, this book examines the moral ambiguities and human dilemmas that confront the Israelis on a daily basis,never shaking their lengthy history with the land.

wonderful writing

David Grossman, a very gifted Israeli author, portrays the fragile line that separates the Israelis from the Palestinians in the occupied territories. But this is far more than a political story. Here, an old Arab, while demanding withdrawal from the land held by the Iaraelis,comes to love the Jewish soldier he has captured and threatened to kill. And the soldier returns this love with a delicate sense of respect. Fraught with diverse emotions, humor and insights, this book examines the moral ambiguities and human dilemmas that confront the Israelis on a daily basis and never shaking their lengthy history with the land.