The Yellow Wind

David Grossman

1987

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This entry includes accounts of racism and xenophobia encountered by Palestinians and Jews in Israel, views that the author does not hold. The text provides insight into history; however, The Posen Library does not condone or promote oppression of any kind.

I belong to the generation that celebrated its bar mitzvah during the Six-Day War. Then, in 1967, the surging energy of our adolescent hormones was coupled with the intoxication gripping the entire country; the conquest, the confident penetration of the enemy’s land, his complete surrender, breaking the taboo of the border, imperiously striding…

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David Grossman

b. 1954

A novelist, playwright, essayist, and peace activist, David Grossman was born in Jerusalem. His first novel, ḥiyuch hagedi (The Smile of the Lamb) was published in 1983. Many of his works have been translated, dramatized, and filmed. Grossman has received awards for his works on social and political themes; these include the Zeev Award, the Sapir Prize, the Prime Minister’s Prize for Literature, and the Emet Prize for Arts, Science and Culture, honoring his lifetime achievements.

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