from Israel
House Arrest
This prize-winning, satirical novel chronicles a scandal that envelops a prominent Jerusalem family and leads to its downfall. Told largely through the eyes of one of her three children, the story begins when Elisheva Fogel, depicted as a well-known figure among Israel’s peace activists of...
from Germany
Botany of Madness
A young man is gripped by one fear: that he’ll lose his mind. In his family, mental illness has shaped lives for generations, and time in psychiatric wards has become almost a rite of passage. His battle to avoid inheriting his grandmother’s suicidal behavior, his...