On November 7, 2010 Israeli novelist David Grossman was interviewed by Michael Enright on CBC Radio's program "The Sunday Edition." Grossman, writer and peace activist, has been named winner of the 2010 Peace Prize by the German association of publishers and booksellers.
Grossman, 56, is author of The Yellow Wind, a non-fiction work that examined the lives of the Palestinians, and To the End of the Land, a novel that examines the cost of war.
David Grossman is not only Israel's best known novelist he is also one of its most astringent critics. For decades he has condemned his government's treatment of Palestinians in the occupied territories and called for an end to new settlements. He has labored for peace while at the same time turning out world class literature. His latest best seller, To the End of the Land is set against the background of the latest Lebanon war. A war in which his young son Uri was killed. In this hour, a powerful conversation with David Grossman about parenthood, the loss of a child and the heart-breaking search for peace in his troubled land.
To listen to the enlightening interview with Grossman, click here.
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