Ten thousand lovers has made an auspicious debut as a first novel. This followup to ravels muchadmired ten thousand lovers 2003 strikes many of the same notes as the previous novel, albeit with lesser force and resonance. Book detective an independent book search and recommendation engine. Canadian author edeet ravel talks about her new novel. Ten thousand lovers is a heartbreaking story of love in an. Koret jewish book award finalist ten thousand lovers. A woman conducts an 11year search for her missing husband only to find him hiding in plain sight. Some sections are about young lily, a canadian immigrant to israel, some are about an older lily, now. Edeet ravels debut novel, ten thousand lovers, is a stunning book, a must read for anyone who likes a love story and who cares about justice, humanity, and. Edeet ravel s debut novel, ten thousand lovers, is a stunning book, a mustread for anyone who likes a love story and who cares about justice, humanity, and the state of the world. Nov 30, 2003 edeet ravel was born and raised on a marxist israeli kibbutz until she was seven and then her parents moved to canada. The time is the late 1990s and lily, an israelicanadian woman living in london, tells how 20 years before she fell in love with ami, an interrogator for israelis intelligence service. The narrative structure of ten thousand lovers publish. Ten thousand lovers by edeet ravel is an intriguing story of a forbidden love set in tel aviv, israel.
Ravel, whose books range from ten thousand lovers and look for me to a wall of light and the last rain, was clearly something of a late bloomer. As a young adult in the early 1970s, she spent five years in israel and returns regularly to work with a peace group. She wrote for many years, completing several unpublished novels before publishing ten thousand lovers, a novel set in israel. Lily, a young emigrant, falls in love with a man named ami. Ten thousand lovers book by edeet ravel thriftbooks. As ami and lilys unexpected passion grows, so too does the shadow that hangs over them.
Edeet ravels debut novel, ten thousand lovers, is a stunning book, a mustread for anyone who likes a love story and who cares about justice, humanity, and the state of the world. I was absolutely blown away but this, the first in edeet ravels tel avivtrilogy a series about war and its effect on people who fall in love in its midst. The time is the late 1990s and lily, an israelicanadian woman living in london, tells how 20 years before she fell in love with ami, an interrogator for israeli. Ten thousand lovers is the first book of a trilogy, so by the. Handsome, intelligent, and exciting, but like his beautiful, disintegrating country, ami has a terrible flaw he is an army interrogator. The main character, lily, is a young women from canada studying and learning about the wonders and terrors of her home land. As ami and lilys unexpected passion grows, so too does the shadow that hangs. Ten thousand lovers by edeet ravel question yahoo answers. Ten thousand lovers is told through sections, a few pages devoted to each section. It is immensely to edeet ravels credit that this novel, far from being a rant, balances deep bitterness with an abiding tenderness for the country she once called home.
Between brief accounts of london and her ballet dancer daughter, lily revisits her intense romance with ami. Ten thousand lovers provides everything an excellent novel should. Transcending the books political aspect and going deep into the love story, ten thousand lovers left in the middle of political turmoil just like the couple in the book. The reader is given a better understanding of israel and a culture that is. Ten thousand lovers by edeet ravel, paperback barnes. It could have been called ten thousand dreams, or ten thousand hopes, but ten thousand lovers is best, for this book is at heart a love story. Sep 01, 2003 ten thousand lovers by edeet ravel is an intriguing story of a forbidden love set in tel aviv, israel. Ten thousand lovers is an excellent book and i would recommend anyone interested in culture or love or the struggles of life to pick it up. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. As soon as edeet started writing about israel, she became involved in peace activism, first in montreal and then in israel. But read it also to understand why loveeven transcendent loveis sometimes not. Writer and educator edeet ravel, a native of israel who lives and works in canada, is the author of lovers. An independent book search and recommendation engine.
Edeet ravel is an israelicanadian novelist born in israel and raised in montreal, quebec, canada. While set in the 70s, ten thousand lovers is a brilliant and terrifyingly contemporary tale of passion, suffering, and the transcending power of love. Dana hillmans husband daniel was burned in a freak accident during army reserve duty. A long time ago, when i was twenty, i was involved with a man who was an interrogator. The terminology of genette is in some parts the same, but also different to the terminology of other narrative theorists. Buy a cheap copy of ten thousand lovers book by edeet ravel. Its by edeet ravel, and its called ten thousand lovers. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy.
Canadian author edeet ravel talks about her new novel, look. Ten thousand lovers tel aviv trilogy, book 1 by edeet ravel. Ravel was born in 1955 on kibbutz sasa near the lebanese border, where she lived until 1962, when her family moved to montreal. From a very young age edeet knew she would become a writer. This followup to ravel s muchadmired ten thousand lovers 2003 strikes many of the same notes as the previous novel, albeit with lesser force and resonance.
Whereas the writer edeet ravel, the author of ten thousand lovers, precisely deconstructs words to get to their root of origin she begins with fearful suspicions. Lily, a young emigrant student exploring the wonders and terrors of her new land, finds the man of her dreams ami, a former actor. Where conflict permeates life edeet ravels novels explore the mixing of politics with the personal in daily life in israel. Feb 19, 2009 transcending the book s political aspect and going deep into the love story, ten thousand lovers left in the middle of political turmoil just like the couple in the book. Edeet ravel, author of ten thousand lovers, on librarything. Edeet ravel lily, a young emigrant student exploring the wonders and terrors of her israel in the 1970s, finds the man of her dreams ami, a former actor. My own reasons for waiting to publish had to do with my perfectionist streak, said ravel, who took her first creative writing course at montreals concordia university. Ravel, born and raised on a kibbutz, now lives in quebec. Edeet ravel books list of books by author edeet ravel. Her other books include the novels the cat and ten thousand lovers. But read it also to understand why loveeven transcendent loveis sometimes not enough. From edeet ravel, internationally acclaimed author of the tel aviv trilogy, comes a deeply personal and emotionally resonant novel about an unexpected friendship, the second novel in montreal author edeet ravel s tel aviv trilogy, look for me, compellingly examines love and tragedy in the midst of war.
Over the course of the book, as their relationship grows, both of them have to deal with the implications of what he does, and how his work fits in to the larger puzzle that is israel. The hebrew word for suspicious hashud buzzes through life in israel like an insistent fly that wont leave you alone. In this work these main features, their definitions and borders to other term, will be brought into relation with the novel ten thousand lovers by edeet ravel, a canadian female author. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. She got pregnant, they married, and ami left his job to write plays, but an emergency forced him to resume interrogating, with fatal consequences. Lily, a young emigrant student exploring the wonders and terrors of her new land, finds the man of her dreams ami, a former. Ten thousand lovers tel aviv trilogy, book 1 by edeet ravel book cover, description, publication history. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free. Edeet ravel was born and raised on a marxist israeli kibbutz until she was seven and then her parents moved to canada. See all books authored by edeet ravel, including held, and ten thousand lovers, and more on. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. I was absolutely blown away but this, the first in edeet ravel s tel avivtrilogy a series about war and its effect on people who fall in love in its midst.
Edeet ravels ten thousand lovers bill gladstone genealogy. Montreal resident edeet ravel admits that shes been fairly negligent. Held so i read this really awesome book last night from start to finish in one sitting and crazy enough, its from 2011. Even though i had searched for books like this in the past, somehow this one never came up. Ten thousand lovers by edeet ravel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ami and lily are wonderful and you fall in love with them as they fall in love with each other. Shop amongst 7 popular books, including your sad eyes and unforgettable mouth, held and more from edeet ravel.
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