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The Debba
Written by Avner Mandelman
Narrated by George Guidall
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
3/5
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About this audiobook
Pushcart Prize winner Avner Mandelman was the inaugural recipient of the Sophie Brody Medal for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature. In The Debba, David Starkman leaves Canada and returns to Israel after his war hero father, Isser, is murdered. Once there, David learns of an unusual request in his father's will. Isser had long-ago written a controversial play about the Debba, a mythical hyena and heroic symbol of the Arabs. It was performed once, causing a riot. Now, Isser's will insists it be staged again. "The author deftly blends a murder mystery with a nuanced examination of the intransigent Israeli-Arab conflict."-Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Rating: 3.2499999714285717 out of 5 stars
3/5
14 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This is an awful book. Pass it by. It's a muddled tale of woe and deceit. I struggled to finish it in order to findout the identity of the murderer.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It didn't click with me this time (I couldn't stay interested in the preparations to stage the play) , but I will definitely try again at a later date. Haven't read much fiction set in modern-day Israel and this one has a unique flavor.