{"product_id":"three-from-jerusalem-arnost-lustig-9788028008291","title":"Three from Jerusalem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree from Jerusalem brings together an exceptional collection of previously unknown short stories, reportages, and reflections by Arnost Lustig, \u003c\/strong\u003e the internationally acclaimed writer, journalist, and humanist. Arnost Lustig (1926-2011) survived the \u003cstrong\u003ehorrors of the Holocaust \u003c\/strong\u003eas a young man - experiences that profoundly shaped his literary work. The short stories in this volume were written while he was working as a\u003cstrong\u003e war\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ecorrespondent during Israel's War of Independence in 1948-1949\u003c\/strong\u003e. Alongside narratives set in Israel, the book also includes essays and reportage reflecting on the periods of the \u003cstrong\u003eHolocaust and exile\u003c\/strong\u003e. What unites all the texts is their focus on the inner lives and emotions of ordinary people living under extreme existential pressure. Lustig portrays his characters in both critical and everyday moments, always marked by hardship. \u003cstrong\u003eHis prose is accessible and deeply humane\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining dramatic intensity with clarity and restraint, free of pathos - a style that would become characteristic of his later work. In these texts, Lustig offers empathy and a timeless wisdom that remains strikingly relevant today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arnost Lustig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8028008291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788028008291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Masaryk University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Arnost Lustig","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49174471573759,"sku":"9788028008291","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-from-jerusalem-arnost-lustig-9788028008291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}