To The End Of The Land A Novel David Grossman Jessica Cohen Translation by David Grossman, Jessica Cohen (translation) 9780307592972, 0307592979 instant download after payment.

To the End of the Land is a book of mourning for those not dead, a mother's lament for life during a wartime that has no end in sight. At the same time, it's joyously & almost painfully alive, full to the point of rupture with the emotions & the endless quotidian details of a few deeply imagined lives.

Set in Israel in recent times, this epic yet intimate novel places side by side the trials of war & the challenges of everyday life. Through a series of powerful, overlapping circles backward in time, it tells the story of Ora's relationship with her husband, from whom she is now separated, as well as the tragedy of their best friend Avram, a former soldier — & her son's biological father. 

When her son Ofer rejoins the army for a major offensive, Ora is devastated & decides to hike in the Galilee, leaving no forwarding information for the "notifiers" who might deliver the worst news a parent can hear. She phones Avram, whom she has not seen in 21 years, & convinces him to go with her. As they journey together, Ora unfurls the story of her family, & gives Avram the gift of his son — a telling that keeps the boy alive for both his mother & the reader.

David Grossman is an Israeli author, who was awarded the 2018 Israel Prize for literature. His 2014 book, Falling Out of Time, deals with the grief of parents in the aftermath of their children’s death. In 2017, he was awarded the Booker International Prize in conjunction with his frequent collaborator & translator, Jessica Cohen, for his novel A Horse Walks into a Bar.

Jessica Cohen was born in England, raised in Israel, & now lives in the US. She translates contemporary Israeli fiction, nonfiction, & other works, including several David Grossman novels.