Flying Lessons

by Nava Semel, Hillel Halkin (Translator)

Living in a village in Israel where her father grows oranges, a motherless girl befriends a sensitive shoemaker from Djerba from whom she hopes to learn how to fly

Genres: Fiction, Israel

119 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Han · Rating 4 out of 5]

Works of fiction told from the perspective of an adolescent are most compelling when they bridge the gap between simplicity of language and profundity with ease. The author of Flying Lessons does that wonderfully, in this thought-provoking albeit quick read.

[VAle · Rating 4 out of 5]

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