In English
Sapir 2000 · Shortlist
The Pure Element of Time
חבלים · Havalim
Haim Be'er · 53 when first published
Novel · 282 pages · Family, Autofiction
AI-generated summary:In Jerusalem at the end of the British Mandate and in the lean years after independence, a writer portrays his parents: a Jewish immigrant from Russia who clings to life and a fearless, enlightened Jerusalem woman who rebels against her family's traditions.