Writing in the Dark: Essays on Literature and Politics

Profound essays on Israel literature and language from one of the countrys most respected and best-loved voices . Throughout his career David Grossman has been a voice for peace and reconciliation between Israel and its Arab citizens and neighbors. In these six essays on politics and culture in Israel he addresses the conscience of a country that has lost faith in its leaders and its ideals. This collection Writing in the Dark includes an already famous speech concerning the disastrous Second Lebanon War of 2006 the war that took the life of Grossmans twenty-year-old son Uri.. Moving human clear-sighted and courageous touching on literature and artistic creation as well as politics and philosophy these writings are a cri de coeur from a writer who has been for nearly two decades one of the most original and talented not only in his own country but anywhere (The New York Times Book Review).