Ot me-Avshalom

Ot me-Avshalom (Hebrew: אות מאבשלום Translation: A Letter from Avshalom or A Sign from Avshalom) is a novel by Israeli author Nava Macmel-Atir published by Yediot Books in 2009. The book quickly became a best-seller, and Macmel-Atir received the Golden Book award for selling 20,000 copies in just three months after its release.[1] Half a year after its publication, "Ot me-Avshalom" received the Platinum Book award from the Book Publishers Association of Israel for selling 40,000 copies.[2] In June 2015, "Ot me-Avshalom" received the "Diamond Book" commemoration for selling 100,000 copies.[3]

Ot me-Avshalom
Book cover of 'Ot me-Avshalom'
AuthorNava Macmel-Atir
Original titleאות מאבשלום
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew
SubjectAvshalom Feinberg &
The Nili spy ring
GenreNovel
Set inModern day Israel &
Late 19th century/Early 20th century Palestine
PublisherYediot Books
Publication date
2009
Pages530
AwardsGolden Book Commemoration
Platinum Book Commemoration
Diamond Book Commemoration
ISBN978-965-482-889-5
OCLC430497472
Websiteאות מאבשלום (Hebrew)

Plot
Avshalom Feinberg and Sara Aharonson of the Nili spy ring, 1916

A young graphologist named Alma Bach embarks on the trail of a man whose handwriting was sent to her for analysis. 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 to him while at the same time secluding himself and keeping 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 therefor. Alma is determined to meet this man face-to-face.[4]

The story essentially moves back and forth between two 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, founder and leader of the Nili spy ring, which starts in late 19th-century Palestine and continues into the early part of the 20th century.[4]

Awards
  • Golden Book Commemoration – Book Publishers Association of Israel – September 2009[1]
  • Platinum Book Commemoration – Book Publishers Association of Israel – January 2010[2]
  • Diamond Book Commemoration – Book Publishers Association of Israel – June 2015[3]

References
  1. Itayel, Yoav (19 September 2009). "אות זהב לאות מאבשלום" (in Hebrew). Magazin HaMoshavot. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. "רשימת הזוכים ב"ספר הפלטינה"" (in Hebrew). Book Publishers Association of Israel. January 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. Markovitch Slutzker, Gali (June 2015). "המבצעים חוזרים, גם הירידים: שבוע הספר העברי ה-54 נפתח היום" (in Hebrew). Maariv. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. Macmel-Atir, Nava (2009). אות מאבשלום (in Hebrew). Israel: Yediot Books. ISBN 978-965-482-889-5. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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