A Free, Virtual Author Talk by Moriel Rothman-Zecher
Tuesday, May 26 at 7pm on Zoom | Watch from home
Register for Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/StVezx-XSTabRh8SidSZIQ
A young Israeli soldier whose best friends are Palestinian twins is driven to the breaking point by conflicting loyalties to family and country.
A 2019 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalist
2018 National Jewish Book Award Finalist for Debut Fiction
National Book Foundation’s ‘5 Under 35’ Honoree
FJC invites you to this special author talk by a young writer attracting much attention for his piercing voice.
In this lyrical and searing debut novel written by a rising literary star and MacDowell Fellow, a young man is preparing to serve in the Israeli army while also trying to reconcile his close relationship to two Palestinian siblings with his deeply ingrained loyalties to family and country.
Powerful, important, and timely, Sadness Is a White Bird explores one man’s attempts to find a place for himself, discovering in the process a beautiful, against-the-odds love that flickers like a candle in the darkness of a never-ending conflict.
“Nuanced, sharp, and beautifully written, Sadness Is a White Bird manages, with seeming effortlessness, to find something fresh and surprising and poignant in the classic coming-of-age, love-triangle narrative, something starker, more heartbreaking: something new.” —Michael Chabon
“Unflinching in its honesty, unyielding in its moral complexity.” —Pulitzer Prize–winning author Geraldine Brooks