מלך ירושלים

by Nir Yaniv, ניר יניב

המלך שלמה ואשמדאי יושבים להם בניחותא על ספסלי האבן המהודרים מדי של בית מרזח לבני האצולה בירושלים הבנויה לראשונה ומגלגלים שיחה על הא ועל דא. מכאן מתפתחת עלילה מפותלת ומהפנטת בה משולח המלך שלמה אל מרחבי הזמן, מבקר בתיבת נח שנקלעה ללולאה ובמולדתה הפרקטלית של מלכת שבא, חושף את זהותו האמיתית של ישוע הנוצרי, עד שהוא מוצא את עצמו לבסוף בירושלים של ימינו, שם נכתב סיפורו. מהו אדם? שואל שלמה, אך לשד אין תשובה.

מלך ירושלים הוא ספר חוצה סוגות המאחד בתוכו סיפור מרתק עם הגות עמוקה, השואל מה נותר מאיתנו לאחר זמננו, והאם אכן הכל הבל הבלים? רומן הביכורים של ניר יניב מעז להפליג למחוזות הדמיון וללב המסורת בחיפוש אחר האמת החמקמקה, כמעין קהלת למאה ה-21.

ניר יניב הוא סופר, מוסיקאי, אנימטור ובמאי לעת מצוא המתגורר בלוס אנג׳לס. בעברו חטא מעט בעריכת כתבי עת והרבה בהנדסת תוכנה.

OCLC: 1127973832

194 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

An Israeli writer, editor and musician. Instrumental vocalist. Founder and former chief editor of Israel's first online SF&F magazine. Bassman. Computer programmer. His story collection, One Hell of a Writer, was published by Odyssey Press in 2006. Composer and arranger. Writers columns, articles and reviews for various publications. A devoted acapella performer. His stories appeared in magazines in Israel and elsewhere. Participated in numerous musical groups and bands, and still hasn't had enough. Wrote two books with fellow author Lavie Tidhar: Fictional Murder (Odyssey Press, Israel, 2009) and The Tel Aviv Dossier (ChiZine Publications, Canada, 2009). Records his own music at his own studio, The Nir Space Station. Participates in dance shows as a live musician. Creates music for films and TV. Starred in a short horror film, his role being that of the monster. Said film won the first place in an Israeli short film competition in 2006. Lives in Tel Aviv. Rides a motorbike, despite himself. Likes food, knows nothing about it. Likes literature, knows quite a bit about it. Can handle a sailboat. Can't handle cooking, and refuses to learn.
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Reviews

[Tomer · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is divided into 3 parts, which reminded me of a triptych. Unfortunately the different parts are quite uneven and failed to capture my attention. It felt as quite an arduous climb (only completed for the sake of a book club meeting). Each part is shorter and and reads easier, but the problem is finishing the previous to even dare to bother with the next. Interestingly enough the first part dealt more with aspects of Judaism which felt as quite a nuisance and noncredit references that could have helped. The second part revolved more about Christianity, which for me felt as if rooted more in the fantasy themes with miracles etc. Perhaps because it touched less on personal notes, it flowed more easily. As for the third - kudos if you have reached it...
This is more of a philosophy book masked as a fantasy, be warned, unless you decide that it is better not to know the future.