To the End of the Land

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To the End of the Land is a critically acclaimed Israeli novel by David Grossman that follows a mother's journey across Israel as she tries to evade news of her son's possible death in military service.

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instanceOf novel
author David Grossman NERFINISHED
authorNationality Israeli
character Avram NERFINISHED
Ilana NERFINISHED
Ofer NERFINISHED
Ora NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Israel NERFINISHED
criticalReception critically acclaimed
genre family saga
literary fiction
war novel
hasAdaptation stage adaptation
hasISBN 9780307592972
hasSequel no
isStandaloneWork yes
languageOfTranslation English
literaryMovement contemporary Israeli literature
mainCharacter Ora NERFINISHED
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableAward Jüdischer Buchpreis NERFINISHED
originalLanguage Hebrew
originalTitle Isha Borachat Mi’bsora NERFINISHED
אשה בורחת מבשורה NERFINISHED
pageCount 592
placeInAuthorOeuvre one of David Grossman’s major works
plotSummary A mother named Ora hikes across Israel to avoid receiving possible news of her son’s death during military service.
publicationYear 2008
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
HaKibbutz HaMeuchad NERFINISHED
setting Israel NERFINISHED
subjectMatter Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED
Israeli society
parent–child relationships
theme Israeli–Palestinian conflict
family relationships
fear of loss
grief
motherhood
war and its consequences
timePeriodOfSetting early 2000s
translator Jessica Cohen NERFINISHED

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David Grossman notableWork To the End of the Land