false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223663147m/536542.jpg 536550 8 Set in the summer of 1947, this is a rites-of-passage novel about a lonely boy growing up in Jerusalem in the last years of British rule. From underground resistance he is drawn into friendship with the enemy, in the form of a British soldier to whom he teaches Hebrew in return for English lessons. 63316 1994 Panther in the Basement total:73|5:0|4:4|3:2|2:0|1:0| 73 266 94 8 4 0 false false Fri Jul 17 14:22:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 14:22:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 03:26:16 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 12:08:13 -0700 2009 A Tale of Love and Darkness you clearly recognize that this too is about the author himself. Of the two I guess I prefer the memoir, but you get a quick glimpse of the author and his writing style in this shorter book. Such imagi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 31 08:10:50 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 08:13:20 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 17:50:34 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 12:20:03 -0800 2008
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