Shimon Adaf emerge come una delle voci più vibranti e stimolanti della letteratura ebraica contemporanea, creando prosa e poesia che sono al tempo stesso irrequiete e profondamente coinvolgenti. La sua opera si addentra costantemente in complessi temi umani, confondendo spesso i confini tra realtà e immaginazione. Lo stile distintivo di Adaf e la sua potente voce autoriale lo affermano come una figura significativa nel panorama letterario, offrendo ai lettori un'esperienza avvincente e che fa riflettere.
"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