The diamond setter
By: Moshe Sakal ; translated from the Hebrew by Jessica Cohen
Contributors: Cohen, Jessica (Translator)
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9781590518915
Subjects: Family secrets; Jewelers; Gay men; Fiction
Work titles: Tsoref
Description: "The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly in 2011 after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. In his pocket is a piece of a famous blue diamond known as "Sabakh." Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv's vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with both an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend--the narrator of this book--and reveals the story of his family's past: a tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930s that connects Fareed and the jeweler"--
Notes: Translation from the Hebrew of: Tsoref.

In English, translated from the Hebrew.