Panther In The Basement
Author: Oz, Amos
ISBN: 9780099754015
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 05 Sep 1997
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback / softback
In the last years of British rule in Jerusalem, a lonely, bookish Israeli boy befriends a British soldier in this tale of friendship in the face of enmity.
'One of the greatest prose writers in contemporary fiction' The Times
In the last years of British rule in Jerusalem, a lonely, bookish Israeli boy befriends a British soldier in this tale of friendship in the face of enmity.
Jerusalem 1947.
British soldiers patrol the streets, and bullets and bombs are a nightly occurrence.
Caught up in the fervour and unrest against the occupying forces,12-year old Proffy dreams of being an underground fighter. But some of his dreams are less heroic.
Temptation lurks everywhere for the youth who wants to be a man - and betrayal not far behind.
ISBN: 9780099754015
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 05 Sep 1997
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback / softback
In the last years of British rule in Jerusalem, a lonely, bookish Israeli boy befriends a British soldier in this tale of friendship in the face of enmity.
'One of the greatest prose writers in contemporary fiction' The Times
In the last years of British rule in Jerusalem, a lonely, bookish Israeli boy befriends a British soldier in this tale of friendship in the face of enmity.
Jerusalem 1947.
British soldiers patrol the streets, and bullets and bombs are a nightly occurrence.
Caught up in the fervour and unrest against the occupying forces,12-year old Proffy dreams of being an underground fighter. But some of his dreams are less heroic.
Temptation lurks everywhere for the youth who wants to be a man - and betrayal not far behind.
