{"product_id":"maror-by-lavie-tidhar-9781838931377","title":"Maror","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA multi-generational saga with cultural and political depth, drawing on the rich, often troubling recent history of Israel, for fans of \u003ci\u003eA History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow do you build a nation?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt takes statesmen and soldiers, farmers and factory workers, of course. But it also takes thieves, prostitutes, and policemen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNation-building demands sacrifice. And one man knows exactly where those bodies are buried: Cohen, a man who loves his country. A reasonable man for unreasonable times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA car bomb in the back streets of Tel Aviv. A diamond robbery in Haifa. Civil war in Lebanon. Rebel fighters in the Colombian jungle. A double murder in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow do they all connect? Only Cohen knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaror\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a war for a country's soul – a dazzling spread of narrative gunshots across four decades and three continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a true story. All of these things happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMaror\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Some write in ink, others in song, Tidhar writes in fire... \u003ci\u003eMaror\u003c\/i\u003e is a kaleidoscopic masterpiece, immense in its sympathies, alarming in its irreverences, and altogether exhilarating.' \u003cb\u003eJunot Díaz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'One of the boldest, most visionary writers I've ever read creates both a vivid political exploration and a riveting crime epic. It's like the Jewish \u003ci\u003eGodfather\u003c\/i\u003e!' \u003cb\u003eSilvia Moreno-Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eMaror\u003c\/i\u003e blends the page-turning wit of a hard-boiled detective noir with the stirring intrigue of a multi-national political epic. An ambitious achievement that weaves a tapestry of both story and statement.' \u003cb\u003eKevin Jared Hosein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Radiant with [...] the richly nuanced complexity and style of Marlon James' \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e ... Will catch your breath as it presents the history of Israel from unique points of view, with dazzling multi-generational scope.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46712501895404,"sku":"9781838931377","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20298593482842.jpg?v=1754296757","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/maror-by-lavie-tidhar-9781838931377","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}