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Hillel Halkin
2 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Translated by Hillel Halkin.
Michael (or Mikha'el, as he's called in Israel) moves with his parents from New York to Jerusalem to be near his grandfather. There he learns that his grandfather has the ability to bring people into his dreams. While the magic realism of the dream world is evocatively drawn, the novella may be too quiet to engage many readers.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann
(2)
4-6
Translated by Hillel Halkin.
In this novel of heartbreaking resilience based on a Holocaust survivor's account, Srulik, a nine-year-old boy on the run in the Polish countryside, learns from his encounters with strangers that he can't reveal himself as a Jew. Like his protagonist, Orlev does not waste words; he resists embellishment. We learn what happens, but we must construct our feelings about those happenings for ourselves.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom
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November, 2003
2 reviews
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