Book description
Memories After My Death is the story of Tommy Lapid, a well-loved
and controversial Israeli figure who saw the development of the
country from all angles over its first sixty years. From seeing his
father taken away to a concentration camp to arriving in Tel Aviv at
the birth of Israel, Tommy Lapid lived every major incident of Jewish
life since the 1930s first-hand. This sweeping narrative is
mesmerising for anyone with an interest in how Israel became what it
is today. Lapid's uniquely unorthodox opinions Â- he belonged to
neither left nor right, was Jewish, but vehemently secular Â- expose
the many contradictions inherent in Israeli life today.
Yair Lapid is a journalist and broadcaster. His TV show Friday Night
Studio is the prime-time news magazine of Israel's Channel 2. His weekly
column in Yediot Ahronot is believed to be one of the most widely read
in Israel. He has published ten books, all of which have featured in the
Israeli bestseller lists. Evan Fallenberg is author of the award-
winning novels Light Fell and When We Danced on Water. His translations
include Meir Shalev's A Pigeon and a Boy, a finalist for the PEN
Translation Prize, and Ron Leshem's Beaufort, runner up for the TLS Risa
Domb/Porjes Prize for the Translation of Hebrew Literature.
