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Panther in the Basement (A Vintage original) Book

Set in the summer of 1947, this is a rites-of-passage novel about a lonely boy growing up in Jerusalem in the last years of British rule. From underground resistance he is drawn into friendship with the enemy, in the form of a British soldier to whom he teaches Hebrew in return for English lessons.Read More

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    ‘One of the greatest prose writers in contemporary fiction’ The TimesIn 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.

  • 0099754010
  • 9780099754015
  • Amos Oz
  • 7 August 1997
  • Vintage
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 128
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