The Flight of the Dove

Youval Shimoni

1990

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The light passes through the curtain and brightens it, spreading a dull glow over the night-table and drawing a single shining line over the edge of the ashtray. The woman’s one eye follows it until it darkens and it melts away into a concave surface with a few grains of dust still lying in it. Her other eye is pressed into the pillow and without…

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Creator Bio

Youval Shimoni

b. 1955

Born in Jerusalem, Youval Shimoni is an author, editor, and creative writing teacher. His ḥeder (A Room) was published in 1999 to critical acclaim. Shimoni is editor of the Keset series, a project that encourages authors’ first books. In 2005 he won the Prime Minister’s prize.

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