Shimon Adaf is een van de meest levendige en aangrijpende stemmen in de hedendaagse Hebreeuwse literatuur, die zowel rusteloze als boeiende proza en poëzie creëert. Zijn werk duikt consequent in complexe menselijke thema's, waarbij de grenzen tussen realiteit en verbeelding vaak vervagen. Adafs kenmerkende stijl en krachtige auteursstem vestigen hem als een belangrijke figuur in het literaire landschap en bieden lezers een meeslepende en tot nadenken stemmende ervaring.
"In Shimon Adaf's sequel to One Mile and Two Days Before Sunset, Elish Ben Zaken has retired from investigating and taken up writing detective novels-but when a new case draws him to a town on the Israel-Gaza border, he faces an existential threat unlike any he's ever known"--
The book explores the unique backgrounds and literary journeys of Shimon Adaf and Lavie Tidhar, two prominent Israeli writers with contrasting upbringings. Tidhar's roots in a Zionist kibbutz and Adaf's religious Mizrahi family in Sderot shape their distinct perspectives. Despite their differences, both authors share a deep passion for literature, particularly Hebrew science fiction, which influences their subversive and politically charged narratives. Their works reflect a blend of personal experiences and broader societal themes.
"In this first volume of a trilogy by the celebrated Israeli poet, novelist, and musician Shimon Adaf, meet Elish Ben Zaken: a lapsed rock critic, sometime philosopher, and wholly unlikely private investigator"--
"In the concluding volume of Shimon Adaf's genre-exploding detective trilogy, Elish Ben-Zaken is dead-it seems-but his niece, living in a grim, militaristic future, won't give up the investigation of her uncle's cold cases"-- Provided by publisher