Review: Noa Yedlin's 'House Arrest' Explores Family Secrets Amidst Scandal
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
Noa Yedlin's novel 'House Arrest,' recently translated into English, examines the impact of corruption charges against Elisheva Fogel, vice-chair of the Hirsch Center for Peace, on her three children. The story, told mainly through the eyes of her son Barak, explores family secrets and the psychological toll of scandal. Yedlin's distinctive writing style, featuring long sentences and unconventional dialogue punctuation, enhances the narrative's intensity. The novel questions the nature of peace activism and keeps the reader in suspense regarding Fogel's guilt.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Noa Yedlin's novel 'House Arrest' explores family secrets amidst corruption charges against Elisheva Fogel.
- The narrative focuses on the psychological impact of the scandal on Fogel's three children, particularly Barak.
- The book uses a distinctive writing style with long sentences and unconventional dialogue punctuation.
- Yedlin's work questions the sincerity of coexistence NGOs and maintains suspense about Fogel's guilt.
- The novel was originally published in Hebrew in 2013 and won the Sapir Prize.
- The English translation was released on October 13 and costs $20.
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