{"product_id":"a-pigeon-and-a-boy-9780805212143","title":"A Pigeon and a Boy","description":"A mesmerizing novel of two love stories, separated by half a century but connected by one enchanting act of devotion--from the internationally acclaimed Israeli writer Meir Shalev. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the 1948 War of Independence--a time when pigeons are still used to deliver battlefield messages--a gifted young pigeon handler is mortally wounded. In the moments before his death, he dispatches one last pigeon. The bird is carrying his extraordinary gift to the girl he has loved since adolescence. Intertwined with this story is the contemporary tale of Yair Mendelsohn, who has his own legacy from the 1948 war. Yair is a tour guide specializing in bird-watching trips who, in middle age, falls in love again with a childhood girlfriend. His growing passion for her, along with a gift from his mother on her deathbed, becomes the key to a life he thought no longer possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unforgettable in both its particulars and its sweep, \u003ci\u003eA Pigeon and A Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of lovers then and now--of how deeply we love, of what home is, and why we, like pigeons trained to fly in one direction only, must eventually return to it. In a voice that is at once playful, wise, and altogether beguiling, Meir Shalev tells a story as universal as war and as intimate as a winged declaration of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Israel's most celebrated novelists, \u003cb\u003eMEIR SHALEV \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1948 on Nahalal, Israel's first moshav. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages and his honors include the National Jewish Book Award and Israel's Brenner Prize for \u003ci\u003eA Pigeon and a Boy. \u003c\/i\u003eHe died in 2023. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Evan Fallenberg (www.evanfallenberg.com) translates fiction by well-known and upcoming Israeli writers. He teaches creative writing at Bar Ilan University in Israel and is the author of \u003ci\u003eLight Fell, \u003c\/i\u003ea novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Schocken Books Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514513101074,"sku":"9780805212143","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f075ef6a-aa6e-4c84-9ac9-c812bea5493b.jpg?v=1730985778","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-pigeon-and-a-boy-9780805212143","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}