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. As ami and lilys unexpected passion grows, so too does the shadow that hangs over them. 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. From a very young age edeet knew she would become a writer. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. As ami and lilys unexpected passion grows, so too does the shadow that hangs. The main character, lily, is a young women from canada studying and learning about the wonders and terrors of her home land.
Writer and educator edeet ravel, a native of israel who lives and works in canada, is the author of lovers. Koret jewish book award finalist ten thousand lovers. Her other books include the novels the cat and ten thousand lovers. Ten thousand lovers provides everything an excellent novel should. Edeet ravel has 16 books on goodreads with 9110 ratings. The reader is given a better understanding of israel and a culture that is. Ten thousand lovers is a heartbreaking story of love in an. Canadian author edeet ravel talks about her new novel. 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. Edeet ravel, author of ten thousand lovers, on librarything. A long time ago, when i was twenty, i was involved with a man who was an interrogator. 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.
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. 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. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Ravel is able to take the reader to the exact point of her narration and she pours her heart and soul into the pages of her work. 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. Handsome, intelligent, and exciting, but like his beautiful, disintegrating country, ami has a terrible flaw he is an army interrogator. An independent book search and recommendation engine. As soon as edeet started writing about israel, she became involved in peace activism, first in montreal and then in israel.
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. Buy a cheap copy of ten thousand lovers book by edeet ravel. Ravel, born and raised on a kibbutz, now lives in quebec. While set in the 70s, ten thousand lovers is a brilliant and terrifyingly contemporary tale of passion, suffering, and the transcending power of love. See all books authored by edeet ravel, including held, and ten thousand lovers, and more on. Its by edeet ravel, and its called ten thousand lovers. Lily, a young emigrant student exploring the wonders and terrors of her new land, finds the man of her dreams ami, a former. Lily, a young emigrant, falls in love with a man named ami. 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. 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. 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.
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. Ten thousand lovers by edeet ravel, paperback barnes. 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. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Where conflict permeates life edeet ravels novels explore the mixing of politics with the personal in daily life in israel. As a young adult in the early 1970s, she spent five years in israel and returns regularly to work with a peace group. 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.
Ami and lily are wonderful and you fall in love with them as they fall in love with each other. The terminology of genette is in some parts the same, but also different to the terminology of other narrative theorists. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Lily, a young emigrant student exploring the wonders and terrors of her new land, finds the man of her dreams ami, a former actor. Ravel was born in 1955 on kibbutz sasa near the lebanese border, where she lived until 1962, when her family moved to montreal. Ten thousand lovers is told through sections, a few pages devoted to each section.
Ten thousand lovers book by edeet ravel thriftbooks. She got pregnant, they married, and ami left his job to write plays, but an emergency forced him to resume interrogating, with fatal consequences. 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. Ten thousand lovers tel aviv trilogy, book 1 by edeet ravel book cover, description, publication history. Dana hillmans husband daniel was burned in a freak accident during army reserve duty. 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. But read it also to understand why loveeven transcendent loveis sometimes not. Ten thousand lovers is the first book of a trilogy, so by the. Edeet ravel is an israelicanadian novelist born in israel and raised in montreal, quebec, canada. Held so i read this really awesome book last night from start to finish in one sitting and crazy enough, its from 2011. 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. Between brief accounts of london and her ballet dancer daughter, lily revisits her intense romance with ami. Edeet ravel is the author of a boy is not a bird, a new middle grade novel for kids.
A woman conducts an 11year search for her missing husband only to find him hiding in plain sight. The narrative structure of ten thousand lovers publish. Book detective an independent book search and recommendation engine. Even though i had searched for books like this in the past, somehow this one never came up. She wrote for many years, completing several unpublished novels before publishing ten thousand lovers, a novel set in israel. Ten thousand lovers tel aviv trilogy, book 1 by edeet ravel. But read it also to understand why loveeven transcendent loveis sometimes not enough. 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. Ten thousand lovers by edeet ravel is an intriguing story of a forbidden love set in tel aviv, israel.
Ten thousand lovers by edeet ravel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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 by edeet ravel question yahoo answers. Montreal resident edeet ravel admits that shes been fairly negligent. 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. The hebrew word for suspicious hashud buzzes through life in israel like an insistent fly that wont leave you alone.
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