The Hilltop, Assaf Gavron
The Hilltop, Assaf Gavron
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The Hilltop

Author: Assaf Gavron

Narrator: Robert Fass

Unabridged: 18 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/04/2014

Categories: Fiction, Jewish Fiction


Synopsis

On a rocky, beautiful hilltop stands Ma'aleh Hermesh C, a fledgling community flying under the radar. According to the government it doesn't exist; according to the military it must be defended. On this contested land, Othniel Assis - under the wary gaze of the neighboring Palestinian village - installs his ever-expanding family. As Othniel manipulates government agencies, more settlers arrive and the outpost takes root. One of the settlement's residents is Gabi Kupper. Gabi's new life is thrown into turmoil with the sudden arrival of Roni, his prodigal brother. To the settlement's dismay, Roni soon hatches a plan to sell the 'artisanal' olive oil from the Palestinian village to Tel Aviv yuppies. When a curious Washington Post correspondent stumbles into their midst, Ma'aleh Hermesh C becomes the focus of an international diplomatic scandal.

About Assaf Gavron

Assaf Gavron is the author of seven books, and his fiction has been translated into ten languages. He has won the Israeli Prime Minister's Creative Award for Authors, the Book fur die Stadt award in Germany, and the Prix Courrier International award in France. Son of English immigrants, he grew up in a small village near Jerusalem, and he currently lives in Tel Aviv.


Reviews

...E venne il fuoco, che bruciò il bastone, che picchiò il cane Che morse il gatto, che… quattro stelle e mezza. «Il 4 giugno le forze israeliane si sono scontrate con i manifestanti palestinesi a Beita, nella Cisgiordania occupata. Gli attivisti stavano protestando contro la costruzione di un insedi......more

Goodreads review by Jake

Enjoyable and potentially controversial (it’s about a West Bank settlement, right), though it will no doubt enrage a section of readers as it’s very nihilistic and doesn’t take any particular stand on them thar hilltops. This is in fact a rather child-like, ironic, non-violent world – which reminded......more

Goodreads review by Marica

Poi non arrivano gli indiani La migliore presentazione di questo libro è certamente quella di Roberto Saviano, che suona più o meno così: -Se avete a cuore la causa degli insediamenti israeliani in Cisgiordania, leggete questo libro; se parteggiate per i Palestinesi, leggete questo libro; se non vi i......more

Goodreads review by Scott

I was really expecting this book to give a measured view of the settlement situation in Israel. But instead it was an unabashed homage to the settlers showing their joy in hard work and worship of God. The Palestinians barely are present in the novel (except as rock throwers or neighbors with an oli......more