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Het Zat Zo (2009)

by Meir Shalev(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

9041414770 (ISBN13: 9789041414779)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Ambo/Anthos

review 1: «Un álbum de recuerdos familiares nada convencional y muy divertido.»Kirkus Reviews«Una historia de amor sin oscuridad.»Haaretz«Mientras leía estas páginas, yo también me convertí en el nieto de Tonia.»Erri De Luca«La encantadora y divertida historia de la abuela de Meir Shalev, su obsesión con la limpieza y su complicada relación con su aspiradora americana.»Die Welt«Es un libro para todo el mundo. Una lectura rápida y atractiva pero significativa, que te deja un sentimiento cálido.»Jewish Boston«Este libro me recuerda a las historias judías que escuchaba una y otra vez durante mi infancia. Requerían paciencia pero el placer estaba en el ritmo de la narración y las frecuentes repeticiones. Y Shalev es un maestro de este tipo de narraciones.»Clevela... morend.com«Este es probablemente uno de los libros más divertidos que se han escrito sobre un trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo.»Haaretz
review 2: At the outset, I would like to point out that I read the book in Hebrew; therefore, I am reviewing the content of the book rather than the quality of the translation, and not whether the translator was able to convey the "essence" of the book. Since this book has various references to Israeli culture and a lot of "word games", which are nearly impossible to translate to English, I am somewhat curious to read the English translation of this book."My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner" is part family memoir and part memoir of "old Israel." The story revolves around Grandma Tonia and her GE vacuum cleaner. Grandma Tonia was one of the first settlers in Nahalal, which is located in the north part of Israel. Grandma Tonia is what we will call today a "neat freak"; her best friend is a rag, which is always located on her shoulder just in case she will randomly run into a lawless stain. On every doorknob, she places a rag so - God forbid - it won't get dirty when someone opens the door. She sends people to shower outside so the shower won't get dirty: a true "neat freak." The plot thickens when her brother-in-law, who lives in the US, sends her a new GE vacuum cleaner. This book is not only a family memoir, however. It is also a memoir of a time, already forgotten, of "old Israel" when life was much simpler. Shalev's writing is beautiful and this book will make you laugh and long for the good old times. less

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