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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 03 > Israeli novelist writes a strong narrative

Israeli novelist writes a strong narrative

Struggling caravan of pilgrims is at the center of grim, symbolic journey

By Chauncey Mabe / The Bulletin
May 3, 2009

“Laish” by Aharon Appelfeld; translated from the Hebrew by Aloma Halter (Schocken, 231 pgs., $23.95)

Whatever the name Laish may signify in Hebrew, Yiddish, Romanian or Ukrainian, American readers will be forgiven if they associate it with the English word....

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