In The Living on
the Dead, Aharon Megged takes on some of the central myths of early
of Zionism, while crafting a complex novel which revolves around the theme
of creativity and inspiration.
It is helpful, but by no means necessary, to know a
bit about the pre-state history of the Jewish community in Palestine, the
Yishuv, to understand this novel fully; so many of the concerns revolve around
the central axis of Zionist goals and failures.
But Megged is an accomplished novelist, and allows
the work to work for itself. Although
the reader without background will miss much, there is enough human drama
of a universal kind to carry the work.
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