Inside Information - A Novel

Informationen zum Autor Eshkol Nevo , born in Jerusalem in 1971, is one of Israel’s most successful living writers. His novels have all been bestsellers in Israel and published widely in translation. His novel Homesick was long-listed for the 2009 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize; World Cup Wishes was a finalist for the 2011 Kritikerpreis der Jury der Jungen Kritiker (Austria); Neuland was included in the Independent 's 2014 Books of the Year in Translation; Three Floors Up (Other Press, 2017) was adapted for film by the acclaimed Italian director Nanni Moretti; and The Last Interview (Other Press, 2020) was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. Nevo owns and co-manages the largest private creative writing school in Israel and is a mentor to many up-and-coming young Israeli writers.   Sondra Silverston has translated the work of Israeli fiction writers such as Etgar Keret, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, Zeruya Shalev, and Savyon Liebrecht. Her translation of Amos Oz’s Between Friends won the National Jewish Book Award for fiction in 2013. Born in the United States, she has lived in Israel since 1970. Klappentext "From the internationally bestselling author of Three Floors Up, a novel of psychological suspense exploring the vagaries of love and relationships through three interlocking stories. A honeymoon in South America that should have been romantic becomes more nightmarish by the minute. A senior doctor at a Tel Aviv hospital feels a powerful, inexplicable urge to protect a young female resident who has recently joined the internal medicine department. A married couple goes out for their regular Saturday morning walk in the orchards on the outskirts of town. The man walks back into the orchard for a moment-and disappears without a trace. Eshkol Nevo's darkest, most thrilling novel to date, Inside Information weaves together three turbulent and unconventional love stories, diving deep into the enigma that lies at the heart of all intimacy, whether between a man and a woman, a parent and a child, or a person and what they've lost"-- Leseprobe Family History The lawyer suggested that I write my version of the events. “Try to stick to the facts,” he said. “The committee isn’t interested in feelings.” Outside my window, evening is turning into night. The house is empty. There are no children’s voices coming from the living room, no water flowing over Niva’s body in the shower. Schubert sonatas are playing in the background, the volume low. If I have to confess, this is the time.   At first, she was just one of the many doctors doing their residency. Perhaps a bit better-looking than most. Perhaps a bit brighter than most. But I didn’t give her special treatment. It occurs to me now that once, I even rebuked her. The entire group was standing around a patient’s bed and I asked Liat to give a brief summary. She spoke clearly, confidently. And that itself put me off. “A forty-five-year-old man who arrived with chest pains that intensified when he moved and exerted himself. No risk factors for ischemic heart disease. CRP slightly elevated. EKG with no signs of sharp ischemia. Most likely differentiated diagnosis: pericarditis.” The treatment she recommended: a high dosage of aspirin and . . . colchicine to prevent reoccurrence. She added the colchicine with a tinge of self-satisfaction in her voice. She reads articles! She’s au courant with the latest word on the subject! Good, I said as I read the medical file on the computer. Very good, Dr. Ben Abu. There’s only one thing you forgot to mention: The patient’s father died of a heart attack at the age of forty-nine, which means that there’s a family history, which means that saying “no risk factors” was . . . how shall I put it, a bit irresponsible on your part. Tell me please, I asked the patient, do you live in a one-family house? An apartmen...

Product details

• Authors: Eshkol Nevo, Sondra Silverston
• Publisher: Other press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2023
• EAN: 9781635423235
• ISBN: 978-1-63542-323-5
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 202 mm x 24 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature