Apples from the Desert

Savyon Liebrecht

1986

Weary from the journey, confused by what she was seeing, shaken by the vicissitudes of the day, and straining to repress her rage, which was getting away from her in spite of herself—and always remembering her mission—Victoria sat down with her daughter Rivka and talked with her as she had never talked with her children before in her life. She didn…

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Savyon Liebrecht

b. 1948

A novelist, short story writer, and script writer, Savyon Liebrecht was born in Munich to parents who had survived the Holocaust. The theme of silence in survivors and their families haunts her works. Liebrecht studied in London and at Tel Aviv University. Among other awards, she received the Alterman Prize and Playwright of the Year award.

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