David Grossman

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WINNER OF THE 2017 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE In a dive bar in a small Israeli city, Dov Greenstein, a comedian a bit past his prime, takes the stage for his final show. Over the course of a single evening, Dov's patter becomes a kind of memoir, taking us back into the terrors of his childhood. And in the dance between comic and audience, a deeper story begins to take shape as Dov confronts the decision that has shaped the course of his life--a story that will alter the lives of several of those in attendance. A poignant exploration of how people confront life's capricious battering, A Horse Walks into a Bar is a searing story of loss and survival.

In exhilarating and lucid prose, Grossman gives us a provocative new take on the story of Samson: his battle with the lion, the three hundred burning foxes, the women he bedded, the one he loved and who betrayed him and the destruction of the temple. It reveals the journey of a lonely and tortured soul, whose search for a true home echoes our own private struggles. The Myths series brings together some of the world's finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A. S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE - From the bestselling author of To the End of the Land comes a searing story of loss and survival. In a dive bar in a small Israeli city, Dov Greenstein, a comedian a bit past his prime, takes the stage for his final show. Over the course of a single evening, Dov's patter becomes a kind of memoir, taking us back into the terrors of his childhood. And in the dance between comic and audience, a deeper story begins to take shape as Dov confronts the decision that has shaped the course of his life--a story that will alter the lives of several of those in attendance. A Horse Walks Into a Bar is a poignant exploration of how people confront life's capricious battering.

Standup-koomikon keikka kääntyy koskettavaksi perhetragedian kuvaukseksi. Nerokas romaani israelilaisen kirjallisuuden ykkösnimeltä! Keski-ikäinen tuomari istuu standup-klubin hämärässä pienessä israelilaiskaupungissa. Hän on saanut arvoituksellisen kutsun illan esitykseen. Vähitellen käy ilmi, että lavalle noussut koomikko on hänen lapsuudenystävänsä, jota tuomari ei edes muistanut tunteneensa. Oivaltavat vitsit saavat yleisön hirnumaan naurusta, mutta illan edetessä koomikko alkaa myös kertoa tarinaa lapsuudestaan. Näin avautuu kertomus mahdottomasta valinnasta, jonka nuori poika joutui tekemään kahden hänelle rakkaimman ihmisen välillä.

This volume explores the distribution of the rural population in Palestine from the late Ottoman period (1870-1917) to the British Mandate period (1917-1948). The book focuses on demography, specifically migrations, population size, density, growth, and the pattern of distribution in rural Palestine before the inception of Jewish settlement (1882). Grossman traces little-known Muslim ethnic groups who settled in Palestine's rural areas, primarily Egyptians, but also Algerians, Bosnians, and Circassians. The author argues that the Arab population in the zones occupied by Jews after 1882 was about one-third that of the Arab core areas; in the period studied, the decline in per-capita rural Arab farmland was mainly due to overall population growth, not displacement of Arabs; economic development suffered largely because of violent disturbances and natural disasters; the pattern of growth of Egyptian and other Muslim groups was similar to that of the Jews. The main conclusions of this study note that the size of the rural Arab population in the zones occupied by Jews after 1882 was about one-tenth of that which occupied the Arab core zones; most Egyptian settlement areas coincided with those of the Jewish zones; between 1870 and 1945, the decline of Arab farmland was mainly due to Arab population growth rather than Jewish land acquisitions; and most migrants (Jewish and Muslim) settlement zones were leftovers characterized by some form of resource disability.

VINNARE AV MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2017Ståuppkomikern Dovaleh G är ensam på scenen. Han vet hur han ska hantera publiken, han är fräck, provocerande och rolig. Men allt mer övergår han till att berätta om sitt liv – om mamman som varit med om Förintelsen, om pappan som brukade misshandla honom men också stod för vardagsomsorg. Han skildrar mobbning och svek han utsatts för som barn, men också vuxenlivets äktenskapliga misslyckanden. Publiken som har kommit för att få skratta blir konfunderad. Somliga buar och visslar, andra går sin väg, men de flesta sitter kvar, fångade i dramatiken de har framför ögonen -- en människa som rycks med av sin egen berättelse och mer eller mindre upplöses på scenen. Den barndomsvän som till sin förvåning blivit speciellt inbjuden till showen är flera gånger nära att gå sin väg, men stannar och går till slut mot en sorts försoning. I romanen En häst går in på en bar är David Grossman i högform. Känslorna är intensiva, framställningen är som en film. Att läsa den känns som att sitta i publiken, man skrattar, tar avstånd och gråter. Och allt sker i ett rasande tempo.

Dovaleh G, a veteran stand-up comic â?? charming, erratic, repellent â?? exposes a wound he has been living with for years: a fateful and gruesome choice he had to make between the two people who were dearest to him. A Horse Walks into a Bar is a shocking and breathtaking read.

First published in 1988, The Yellow Wind is Israeli novelist David Grossmanâ??s impassioned account of what he observed on the West Bank in early 1987: not only the misery of the Palestinian refugees and their deep-seated hatred of the Israelis, but also the moral cost of occupation for both occupier and occupied.

In Falling Out of Time, David Grossman has created a genre-defying drama - part play, part prose, pure poetry - to tell the story of bereaved parents setting out to reach their lost children.

En glødende fabel om forældres sorg når de mister et barn. At falde ud af tiden er en kortfattet og stærkt destilleret beskrivelse om tabet og forsøget på at genfinde et barn. Hovedpersonen begiver sig ud på en rejse i en søgen efter sin afdøde søn. Gennem personer, der har kendt den afdøde, forsøger hovedpersonen at skabe kontakt til sønnen, og undervejs stiller han spørgsmålet, om døden kan overvindes gennem erindring. En stor fortælling om at finde trøst og håb.

In this compassionate and genre-defying drama the internationally acclaimed author of To the End of the Land weaves an incandescent tale of parental grief. A powerful distillation of the experience of understanding and acceptance, and of art's triumph over death, Falling Out of Time is part play, part prose, and pure poetry. As Grossman's characters ultimately find solace and hope through their communal acts of mourning, readers will find comfort in their clamorous vitality, and in the gift of storytelling--a realm where loss is not an absence, but a life force in its own right.

I sin nya bok Fallen ur tiden, som undandrar sig alla genrebeskrivningar, undersöker den israeliske författaren David Grossman sorgens natur och den svåra vägen tillbaka efter en stor förlust. I denna märkvärdiga blandning av drama, prosa och poesi får vi möta en samling människor som, nästan likt ett medeltida allegoriskt drama, berättar om sina egna öden i ett slags sångspel. I berättelsens början beger sig ”Mannen som går” hemifrån för att leta efter sin döde son. Han får sällskap av Hertigen, Barnmorskan, Kvinnan i fisknätet, som alla har drabbats av samma öde. Kan man, om så bara ett enda flyktigt ögonblick, få kontakt med de döda och befria dem från döden? David Grossmans sorgeberättelse har sprungit ur en egen smärtsam förlust. I augusti 2006, då bara timmar återstod av kriget och vapenvila redan var beslutad, dödades hans tjugoårige son av en missil när han tjänstgjorde i israeliska armén under Libanonkriget. Skräcken för att ett barn ska gå bort i strid var huvudmotivet i David Grossmans förra roman, På flykt från ett sorgebud. David Grossman är en av dem som engagerat sig för att påverka den israeliska regeringen att förhandla med palestinierna och försöka nå en varaktig fred. Han har fortsatt att protestera mot de israeliska bosättningarna på ockuperad mark. Fallen ur tiden är översatt från hebreiska av Ervin Rosenberg.

Having the right skillset is essential for successful growth and advancement at every stage in your career. Regardless of your current level of experience and expertise, The Librarian's Skillbook, which reveals the 51 hottest, most sought after library/information skills in today's workplace, is your personal ticket to a new or enhanced career. Once you have selected the most important skills you need to advance your career, The Librarian's Skillbook unveils six surefire strategies for acquiring new skills or leveraging your existing skillset to obtain a promotion, find and procure your dream job or embark upon a whole new career. The Librarian's Skillbook also helps librarians, information professionals and other knowledge workers devise a customized plan to acquire the skills they need to move their careers to the next level and beyond. The skills presented in The Librarian's Skillbook are divided into six broad categories: Computer/Technical Skills Beyond Reference Skills Business and Management Skills Interpersonal Skills Attitude Skills Intangible Skills To help the reader follow through the process of developing new skills, The Librarian's Skillbook also includes a "Further Reading" section and a "Bibliography" which list additional resources where readers can learn more about each skill. The text also includes "This Skill in Action", presenting readers with a mini case study for most skills to help them visualize how that skill may be typically applied in the workplace. The Librarian's Skillbook is a road map for acquiring skills that make librarians and information professionals essential to their organizations. Readers may elect to pick and choose among the list of 51 skills to pursue those skills they deem most useful to advance their own careers. The Librarian's Skillbook is a must read for those students, librarians and information professionals who want to become more employable or improve their prospects for advancement.

Fra en av Israels største forfattere kommer en sensasjonell roman om familieliv - det største menneskelige dramaet - og prisen av krig. Ora, en middelaldrende Israelsk mor, er i ferd med å feire sønnens tilbakekomst fra den pliktige militærtjenesten da sønnen plutselig blir utkalt til en omfattende offensiv. I et anfall av sorg og magisk tenkning legger hun ut på vandring i Galilee med sin tidligere elsker og sin fraskilte manns bestevenn Avram. Ora legger ikke igjen noen form for kontaktinformasjon og gjør det umulig for eventuelle dystre meldinger å nå henne.