Mazeltov

At a banquet hall, at the onset of war, Adam Weizmann's bar mitzvah party turns into a glorious disaster. On the cusp of manhood - and the verge of a nervous breakdown - Adam has been bracing for his special day, mired in family neuroses and national dysfunction.In a chorus of voices, a fractious cast of well-wishers narrates Adam's coming-of-age in Israel: his newly devout father and the mystic rituals he practiced on his young son; his best friend, Abbie, who points the way to joyful transgression; Khalil, a Palestinian poet, who offers a glimpse of a different way to be; and Adam himself, filled with shame and desire as he faces the brokenness of his world.At once tender and lustful, a work of scathing satire and piercing insight, MAZELTOV is a truly original vision of a young man's quest to know his own heart.

Product details

• Authors: Eli Zuzovsky
• Publisher: Zaffre Bonnier
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 05.06.2025
• EAN: 9781804442371
• ISBN: 978-1-80444-237-1
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Israel, FICTION / Coming of Age, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction & related items, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Jewish, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Family & relationships, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Fiction: general and literary, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay, Coming of age celebrations / festivals / rituals, FICTION / World Literature / Middle East / Israel, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary