- Still Walking
Infobox Book |
name = Still Walking
title_orig = עוד אני הולך
translator =
image_caption = Hebrew 2008 1st edition of "Still Walking"
author =Yaky Yosha
illustrator =
cover_artist = Miri Nishri
country =Israel
language = Hebrew
series =
genre =Novel
publisher = Hakibutz Hameuchad, Tel-Aviv
release_date = March 2008
media_type = Print (Paperback )
pages = 174 pp
isbn =
preceded_by =
followed_by ="Still Walking" is film director Yaky Yosha's first novel, published in
Hebrew in March 2008. The novel will be followed by a film based on the story. Production will begin in the summer of 2008 inTel-Aviv .According to Yosha: "Still Walking" is Shalom's older brother, and show the same youngsters pondering over the social and political state they live in, when they're a generation older. The film, following the book, will track them down when all is without hope."Plot summary
The narrative takes place in
Tel-Aviv , at the dawn of the war in Lebanon. Mickey, an ex Special Forces officer, and ex "Shabak" agent (Israeli Security Services), has spent the night in a casino, losing a fortune. Now, at 4 AM, Mickey is lying in a rainy, darken alley, having a severe heart attack. While Mickey recovers, we find out that he is married to Laura, presently an alcoholic, and formerly -- like most characters entangled in this story -- a vivacious, beautiful and promising young individual. We also find out that Absalom, his son, both condemns and loves him, and that he is involved with Olga, a Russian immigrant and former prostitute. We find out that Mickey was shamefully released from his elite unit, for inappropriate compassion - sparing a young Arab "terrorist," and later from the “Shabak”, for unjustified cruelty - killing an innocent Arab, father of six. We follow Mickey as he discovers that his family, mistress, and brothers in arms cannot prevent him from sinking into the pit he dug for himself. We watch as Mickey struggles to compensate for his transgressions, while eluding the mafia goons that are after him for his gambling debts.External links
* [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=964070&contrassID=2&subContrassID=14 Report about the book in Haaretz English Edition]
References
* The content of this article was translated from [http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/עוד_אני_הולך_(ספר)] (Still Walking) in the Hebrew-language Wikipedia, acknowledged here under terms of the
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