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All the Rivers (Initially referred to as Borderlife, (Hebrew: גדר חיה "Gader Chaya", literally: "Hedgerow") is a 2014 novel written by Dorit Rabinyan, published by Am Oved in May 2014. The book's English-language edition was translated by Jessica Cohen and published by Random House in the United States and by Serpent's Tail in the United Kingdom, both in 2017.
It became controversial in Israel after being disqualified from Israeli high school curricula for its subject matter of a love story between a Jewish Israeli woman and a Palestinian man. The novel topped bestseller lists once it was rejected by the Israel Education Ministry. The controversy led to protests from high school teachers and principals and Knesset Opposition head, Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog. Shortly afterward the ministry stated that the novel may be taught in advanced literature classes.
The novel was a winner of the Bernstein Prize for young writers, an Israeli award for Hebrew literature.
Plot
The novel, which is set in New York City, chronicles a love affair between a Palestinian artist named Hilmi and an Israeli translator named Liat. The two eventually separate, with the man going to Ramallah and the woman going to Tel Aviv.