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And the Rat Laughed - Nava Semel

And the Rat Laughed is a unique book. Unlike other Holocaust-related books that focus on the historical horrific events, this novel deals with the act of remembering them. It resembles a relay race in which the characters transfer memory from one another, while traveling on the axis of time. The book begins in the last day of 1999, when a survivor grandmother in Tel Aviv shares her tragic life story as a hidden child in a pit, with only a rat for company with her granddaughter. The novel is written in five genres: story, legend, poems, science fiction and diary, creating a cycle of 150 years. And the Rat Laughed received acclaim for its use of unconventional and original literary devices and became a ground-breaker for exploring the act of memory itself. How do we tell our painful story? Does it change while we recall it? How will our next recipient recall it in their own individual way? Is Art the only way to transfer emotional memory? The novel was enthusiastically received by both the Israeli public and the critics. It was adapted for the stage and became a very successful opera, composed by Ella Milch-Sheriff and performed by the Cameri Theatre of Tel Aviv and the Israeli Chamber Orchestra for the last three years, representing Israel at the Theatre Festivals in Warsaw in Poland, Sibiu in Romania and Bucharest National Theatre. And the Rat Laughed deals with the influence of this harrowing chapter of human history on man’s relationship with God, on the understanding of human nature, on the need to forget in order to survive, and on the need to remember, nonetheless. Hybrid Publishers is proud to be the first to acquire the English world rights of this unique piece of literature and bring it to Australian readers. Now available.

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