Pumpkinflowers
Book description
“A book about young men transformed by war, written by a veteran whose dazzling literary gifts gripped my attention from the first page to the last.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Friedman’s sober and striking new memoir . . . [is] on a par with Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried…
Why read it?
1 author picked Pumpkinflowers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
One of Israel’s finest non-fiction writers tells the story of Israel’s failed war in Lebanon – the only war Israel lost – through his own experience as a soldier. A powerful meditation on the feelings of vulnerability and loss that are built into the Israeli experience – along with the deep commitment to protecting Israel from threats that unite Israelis across the political spectrum. This is the best book I know of in English that conveys the complex experience of being an Israeli soldier.
From Yossi's list on passionate reads on the Arab-Israeli Conflict.
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