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'A masterpiece of the sacred and the profane... A literary triumph.' Jake Arnott, Guardian How do you build a nation? It takes statesmen and soldiers, farmers and factory workers, of course. But it also takes thieves, prostitutes and policemen. Nation-building demands sacrifice. And one man knows exactly where those bodies…
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Maror is a kaleidoscopic history of modern Israel (from 1974-2004) told through criminals, corrupt police, and morally bankrupt politicians, a thrilling parade of fascinating monsters and shattered dreams.
One gruesome crime or wild escapade follows another in an endlessly inventive epic. Reading this novel was like a literary rollercoaster ride; I was breathless with delight, admiration, and envy.
Instead of taking a year or two’s holiday to recover from the endeavor, I just saw that Lavie Tidhar has a brand new four-hundred-page book out, Adama, which is the second in a trilogy of modern Israel.
This one goes back…
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