by Alona Kimhi · Folio Frances · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070304608
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«Suzanne la pleureuse» is the novel by Alona Kimhi, published by Folio in a paperback edition (432 pages, in French).
Suzanne Rabin, an Israeli woman of almost thirty, lives with her mother on the outskirts of Tel Aviv and has been crying for no apparent reason since her father's death. The arrival of her cousin Naor, who seduces both women, breaks the fragile balance of their lives. Suzanne observes herself in Naor's mirror and recounts her sorrows with corrosive humor.
Original work in Hebrew published in 1999 and winner of the Bernstein Prize. French translation by Rosie Pinhas-Delpuech; the original title is «סוזנה הבוכיה».
For readers of contemporary Israeli fiction who appreciate acid humor and psychological portraits of female characters.
