David Grossman: To the End of the Land

Recognized for his powerful prose and outspoken politics, David Grossman, the internationally renowned Israeli writer, visits Chicago this autumn to discuss his recent book, his most ambitious work to date. Fraught with tension yet suffused with hope, To the End of the Land is a challenging novel that examines, through the experiences of one Israeli family, the immense physical and emotional costs of the ongoing violence in the Middle East. Grossman will read from his recent work and will also discuss his literary career with Rachel S. Harris, professor of modern Hebrew literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This program is generously underwritten by The Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago and the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest.