To the End of the Land

Synopsis of To the End of the Land

«To the End of the Land» is David Grossman's novel published by Vintage in paperback (672 pages, in English).

Ora, an Israeli mother, awaits her son Ofer's leave, but the army recalls him to the front. So that bad news cannot reach her, she travels through Galilee with Avram, an old friend and lover. Along the way, Ora evokes her son's life; that story becomes a balm for both, in a reflection on war and family.

Novel originally published in Hebrew in 2008 as «אישה בורחת מבשורה»; this Vintage reprint is from 2011. It won the National Jewish Book Award and the Prix Médicis étranger.

For readers of contemporary literary fiction interested in stories about family, Israel, and war.