Friendly Fire A Duet
Friendly Fire A Duet by A. B. Yehoshua is a first edition published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2009, comprising 396 pages. This work explores the dynamics of a long-married couple, Ya’ari and Daniela, as they navigate a week apart. Ya’ari, an engineer, manages the responsibilities of his elderly father and their children, while Daniela travels from Tel Aviv to East Africa to mourn her sister’s death, confronting complex family ties and emotional struggles.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines themes of family life, marriage, and the impact of loss. As Daniela engages with her brother-in-law Yirmiyahu, who grapples with the death of his son due to “friendly fire,” the story delves into the intricacies of identity and the human experience. The book presents a rich tapestry of modern Israeli life alongside profound reflections on existence, making it a thoughtful addition to the literary landscape.
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A couple, long married, are spending an unaccustomed week apart. Ya’ari, an engineer, is busy juggling the day-to-day needs of his elderly father, his children, and his grandchildren. His wife, Daniela, flies from Tel Aviv to East Africa to mourn the death of her older sister. There she confronts her anguished brother-in-law, Yirmiyahu, whose soldier son was killed six years earlier in the West Bank by “friendly fire.” Yirmiyahu is now managing a team of African researchers digging for the bones of man’s primate ancestors as he desperately strives to detach himself from every shred of his identity, Jewish and Israeli.
With great artistry, A. B. Yehoshua has once again written a rich, compassionate, rewarding novel in which sharply rendered details of modern Israeli life and age-old mysteries of human existence echo one another in complex and surprising ways.
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