Original title אות מאבשלום Publisher Yediot Books Originally published 2009 Page count 530 | Language Hebrew Publication date 2009 Genre Novel OCLC 430497472 | |
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Ot me-Avshalom (Hebrew: אות מאבשלום Translation: A Letter from Avshalom or A Sign from Avshalom) is a novel written by Israeli author Nava Macmel-Atir and published by Yediot Books in 2009. The book quickly became a best-seller and Macmel-Atir received the "Golden Book" commemoration, for selling 20,000 copies, in just three months after its release. Half a year after its publication, "Ot me-Avshalom" received the "Platinum Book" commemoration, from the Book Publishers Association of Israel, for selling 40,000 copies. In June 2015, "Ot me-Avshalom" received the "Diamond Book" commemoration for selling 100,000 copies.
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Plot
A young graphologist named Alma Bach goes on the trail of a man whose handwriting was sent to her for evaluation. She discovers characteristics such as sharp wit, high degree of general knowledge and courage. She discovers a passionate man with a highly developed imagination, linguistic style, and the sensitivity of an artist, a man endowed with a magnetic personality who draws people close to him while at the same time knows how to seclude himself and keep a secret, but mainly a man who is capable of loving at great magnitudes and who is willing to sacrifice for his love, for his love of the land, for his love of a woman and eventually pay the ultimate price for it. Alma is determined to meet this man face-to-face.
The story essentially leaps between two parallel time periods, the first of which takes place in modern-day Israel, where Alma undergoes her journey to discover the man whom she is looking for. The second lays out a biographical depiction of the life of Avshalom Feinberg, the founder and leader of the Nili spy ring, which starts off during late 19th century Palestine and continues into the early part of the 20th century.