Falling out of time
By: by David Grossman ; translated from the Hebrew by Jessica Cohen
Contributors: Cohen, Jessica, translator
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9780224097901; 9781448161836; 9780099583721
Subjects: Fiction in translation; Families; Bereavement; Fiction
Work titles: Nofel mi-ḥuts la-zeman
Description: In 'Falling Out of Time', David Grossman has created a genre-defying story of bereaved parents setting out to reach their lost children. It begins in a small village, in a kitchen, where a man announces to his wife that he is leaving, embarking on a journey in search of their dead son. The man - called simply the 'Walking Man' - paces in ever-widening circles around the town. One after another, all manner of townsfolk fall into step with him (the net mender, the midwife, the elderly maths teacher and even the duke), each enduring his or her own loss.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from the Hebrew.
Table of contents: title: A genre-defying drama; title: part play, part prose, pure poetry that tells the story of bereaved parents setting out to reach their lost children.