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Netanya
Dror Burstein
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Description for Netanya
Paperback. Translator(s): Hasak-Lowy, Todd. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
The "plot" of Dror Burstein's dazzling meditation consists of nothing more than the author's lying on a bench, looking up at the night sky. What results from this simple action is, however, a monologue whose scope is both personal and cosmic, with Burstein's thoughts ricocheting between stories from his past and visions of the origin and end of the universe. The result is a fascinating blend of reminiscence, fiction, and amateur science, seeking to convey not only a personal story but the big picture in which the saga of life on Earth and of the stars that surround it have ... Read more
The "plot" of Dror Burstein's dazzling meditation consists of nothing more than the author's lying on a bench, looking up at the night sky. What results from this simple action is, however, a monologue whose scope is both personal and cosmic, with Burstein's thoughts ricocheting between stories from his past and visions of the origin and end of the universe. The result is a fascinating blend of reminiscence, fiction, and amateur science, seeking to convey not only a personal story but the big picture in which the saga of life on Earth and of the stars that surround it have ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564789235
SKU
9781564789235
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99-1
About Dror Burstein
Dror Burstein was born in 1970 in Netanya, Israel, and lives in Tel Aviv. He teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as well as at Tel Aviv University, edits programs for Israel Radio's music station, and writes literary and art reviews. He has been awarded the Bernstein Prize (2005) and the Prime Minister's Prize (2006). Todd Hasak-Lowy has published ... Read more
Reviews for Netanya
An unexpected pleasure... it consists of nothing but the thoughts of a young man lying on his back on a park bench and looking up at the stars. But what thoughts! What profundity lightly carried, and what humor and humanity! Times Literary Supplement