Israel and its Surroundings

Tenth book writer Ruth Grain , which included some works from her previously published books and a new essay " Our road home."

Cereal Ruth A. (a pseudonym , real name Zebina , 1919 , Odessa - 2004, Jerusalem), the Russian writer . Participated in the Spanish Civil War ( 1938-39 . ; Translator in the Soviet military advisers ) , was wounded . In 1947 graduated from the philological faculty of Leningrad University . In 1949, together with her husband I. Sermanom was arrested on charges of "spreading anti-Soviet slanders ." Released in 1954

Was printed in 1955 in the magazine " The New World ", "Youth ", " Star" , "Spark" and others released several collections of short stories and novellas : " Skorpionovy berries " (1961 ), " Light and Shadow " (1963 ) " bacalao " (1963 ), " long - long summer" (1967), " Sunny Side " (1968 ), " Stories about Anton " (1968 ), " Silent calls" (1974).

Since 1976, lived in Israel . Actively promoted as a publicist ( film literature) and translator ( Italian , Spanish, French , English) . E. Wiesel, translated books and memories Golda Meir "My Life" (published by " Library Alia ," Jer . , 1984). Published collections of "Women's Stories" (1981), "It was with us" ( 1988), "Israel and the surrounding area " (published by " Library Alia ," Jer . , 1990), " Long Shadows " (1996) . Her works have been translated into Polish, Czech , Slovak, Italian and English .

From the first stories determined range of topics and features of creativity Grain : the story and skill composition , precise and living word . Writer distinguishes interest humdrum flow of life , seemingly trivial events and ordinary people , in which she is able to see the bright personality (" Tomato ", " Silva ", " Skorpionovy berries ", " Bronze Bull" , etc.). Zernova writes about the fate of women , in which for the life and routine of everyday life often hidden drama ( " Urban Romance ", " Lyuska fate "). Her stories tell of the chamber deep feelings (" Tonya ", "Letter ", " Silent Calls" ) . Some stories are based on the experiences of Spanish (" bacalao ", " Two Days in the Pyrenees Orientales ", " Slippery Path" ) . In the works of Grain entertaining storyline combined with psychological insight . This applies to stories about real people ( the book " It was in front of us ", " Long Shadows "). Zernova reflects on the fate of the Jewish drama ( "Our way home ", " Travel ", etc.) , tells the story of the Israelites (" On the streets of Ramot ," " The technician Orna ").

Book of prose memoir " Long Shadows " authentically conveys the atmosphere of the 1930s and 40s . in the Soviet Union , the fate of intellectuals in this period.