The smile of the lamb /

Grossman, David.

The smile of the lamb / David Grossman ; translated from the Hebrew by Betsy Rosenberg. - London : Vintage, 2010. - 325 pages. ; 20 cm.

Uri and Katzman are Israeli soldiers occupying a Palestinian village in the West Bank. Uri is idealistic and full of hope, feels the injustice of the occupation keenly, and becomes close to Khilmi, the village storyteller. Katzman on the other hand is 'a contracted muscle' - he has taught himself not to feel.

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Arab-Israeli conflict--Fiction.


West Bank--Fiction.