SHORTLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2022'In these wise, capacious, achingly beautiful stories, Omer Friedlander maps the hidden geography of the human heart like a young Chekhov' ANTHONY MARRA'A beautiful debut by a deeply humane writer. Every story is a vivid world unto itself, intensely felt, and often revelatory' NICOLE KRAUSSA divorced con-artist and his young daughter sell empty bottles of 'holy' air to credulous...

A lyrical multigenerational novel about two families—one Israeli and one Palestinian—and the house that connects them, by the award-winning author of The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy LandJerusalem, 1939: An eccentric Jewish bookbinder and his young niece, Agata, are hired to repair books at a family library in Talbiya, the fanciest neighborhood in Jerusalem. They arrive at an elegant villa of white limestone, surrounded by...

'Close to perfect' JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER, bestselling author of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'I'd follow this writer anywhere' REBECCA MAKKAI, bestselling author of The Great BelieversFor every tree, there is a double. One above ground, and another below. There is a tree that is visible, with its branches climbing skyward, and another tree, with a network of roots in the earth, mirror images of each other....

From “a marvelous new voice” (Rebecca Makkai), these “extraordinarily imaginative” (Sigrid Nunez), “revelatory” (Nicole Krauss), “superb” (Kiran Desai) stories transcend borders as they render the intimate lives of people striving for connection.WINNER OF THE AJL JEWISH FICTION AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE WINGATE PRIZEThe Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land announces the arrival of a natural-born storyteller of immense talent. Warm, poi...

From “a marvelous new voice” (Rebecca Makkai), these “extraordinarily imaginative” (Sigrid Nunez), “revelatory” (Nicole Krauss), “superb” (Kiran Desai) stories transcend borders as they render the intimate lives of people striving for connection.WINNER OF THE AJL JEWISH FICTION AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE WINGATE PRIZEThe Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land announces the arrival of a natural-born storyteller of immense talent. Warm, poi...

A lyrical multigenerational novel about two families—one Israeli and one Palestinian—and the house that connects them, by the award-winning author of The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy LandJerusalem, 1939: An eccentric Jewish bookbinder and his young niece, Agata, are hired to repair books at a family library in Talbiya, the fanciest neighborhood in Jerusalem. They arrive at an elegant villa of white limestone, surrounded by...