The Voice of Blood

Gershom Shofman

1920

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Most of the way by tram till outside the city. Endless streets and alleys. But now the last stops come. Here’s the remise, the resting place of these tram cars, where they look like animals in repose after work, like horses in their stables. Just a bit more and the city is behind you.

But the fresh meadows, the most splendid grass, are fenced…

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Gershom Shofman

1880–1972

The short-story writer Gershon Shofman received a traditional Jewish education in his native Belarus, at the same time immersing himself in Russian and Hebrew literature. In 1913, he moved to Vienna, where he lived until 1938, later settling in Tel Aviv and then Haifa. His short stories are known for their brevity and frugality, leaving much to the reader’s imagination. Charged with eroticism and often focused on cruelty, they were considered daring at the time. Shofman was awarded the Bialik Prize in 1946 and the Israel Prize in 1956.

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