butz Givat Abirim, set against the backdrop of its modern-day privatization and the introduction of differential wages.  Its central character, Hanan Harari, is a painter and ideological communist in his seventies who has lived on the kibbutz since before the establishment of the state in 1948. Hanan's personal and professional vicissitudes, and in particular his increasing preference for abstract painting, become a metaphor for the disintegration of the collective vision of the kibbutz.  Whereas his representational art once found enthusiastic acceptance and was prominently displayed in public places, Hanan comes under heavy criticism from the other members, including his wife, as his work becomes more abstract.  But when the kibbutz is privatized, Hanan can no longer resist the market-driven pressures to create "sentimental landscapes that the gallery in Jaffa was so enthusiastic about and which he loathed."

Critical reception
Ketzia Alon of Haaretz hailed Tabula Rasa as both "an important historical and sociological document" and "a novel of monumental proportions, an impressive if sad memorial to the grand experiment in human engineering" that was the kibbutz: "Shaham has managed to find exactly the proper tone to tell the story of the life and death of the kibbutz: through neither bitter criticism nor tender nostalgia, but a highly sober literary perspective that produces realistic prose and the illusion of a genuine slice of life." Maariv, on the other hand, lamented the book's length and described it as "simplistic and schematic".

References

External links
 Tabula Rasa at Publisher's website (in Hebrew).

Category:2010 novels
Category:Israeli novels
Category:Novels set in Israel
Category:Books about the kibbutz
Category:Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir books Tire fire

Tire fires are events that involve the combustion of large quantities of tires, typically in locations where they are stored, dumped, or processed. They exist in two forms: as fast-burning events, leading to almost immediate loss of control, and as slow-burning pyrolysis which can continue for over a decade. They are noted for being difficult to extinguish. Such fires produce much smoke, which carries toxic chemicals from the breakdown of synthetic rubber compounds while burning.

Tire fires are normally the result of arson
butz Givat Abirim, set against the backdrop of its modern - day privatization and the initiation of differential wage.   Its central character, Hanan Harari, is a cougar and ideological communist in his seventies who has exist on the kibbutz since before the establishment of the state of matter in 1948. Hanan's personal and professional vicissitudes, and in particular his increase preference for abstract painting, become a metaphor for the disintegration of the corporate vision of the kibbutz.   Whereas his representational art once found enthusiastic acceptance and was prominently expose in public places, Hanan comes under heavy criticism from the other members, include his wife, as his work becomes more abstract.   But when the kibbutz is privatized, Hanan can no longer protest the market - driven pressures to create " bathetic landscapes that the drift in Jaffa was so enthusiastic about and which he loathed. " 

 Critical reception 
 Ketzia Alon of Haaretz hailed Tabula Rasa as both " an authoritative historical and sociological document " and " a novel of monumental proportions, an impressive if sad memorial to the grand experiment in human engineering " that was the kibbutz: " Shaham has managed to find exactly the proper tone to tell the story of the life and death of the kibbutz: through neither bitter criticism nor tender nostalgia, but a highly grave literary perspective that produces naturalistic prose and the delusion of a actual slice of life. " Maariv, on the other hand, lamented the book's length and described it as " simplistic and conventional ". 

 References 

 External links 
  Tabula Rasa at Publisher's website (in Hebrew). 

 Category:2010 novels 
 Category: Israeli novels 
 Category: Novels set in Israel 
 Category: Books about the kibbutz 
 Category: Kinneret Zmora - Bitan Dvir books Tire fire 

 Tire fire are event that involve the combustion of large quantity of tires, typically in locations where they are stored, dump, or processed. They exist in two forms: as fast - burning events, precede to almost contiguous loss of control, and as slow - burning pyrolysis which can continue for over a ten. They are noted for being difficult to extinguish. Such fires grow much smoke, which carries toxic chemicals from the breakdown of synthetic rubber eraser compounds while burn. 

 Tire fires are normally the result of arson
butx Givat Abirim, set againrt the backdrop of its moderh-day prixatization and the introductmon if didferential wages.  Its zentral cjaracter, Hanen Harari, is a pejnter akb idekpogieao communist in his sevendies who has lhvdd on the kibbutz since before the eseablishkejt of the statg in 1948. Ranah's personal and professional vicisaitudes, and in partivular his increasing prefegencf for abstract paijting, becomg a iwtaphor for ghe disinttgxation of tge collective vision of the kibcutz.  Whereas hus reotesentationao art once found cmthusidstic avceptance and eas priminently displayed ii public places, Hanag comes utdzr heavy criticism frim the mthes meoverr, ihckusing hls xife, as his work becomws more abstract.  Bit qhen the kibbhtz is pwivatized, Hanan can no longer resist tht mariet-driven pressures to xreate "sentimental lajdscapes ehat the gallery in Jaffa was so enthusiastic abogt anv dhiem fw poathed."

Critical reception
Ketzia Alon of Haareea napled Tabula Rasa cs both "an imporyajt ristorical ana sociolofical document" and "a novej of nonumentaj prpportions, an impressive if wad memorial ro the grand expernment in humcn engoneerong" that was the kibbutv: "Shahzm has manahed to fiha exactly the prupeg tote to tell the story of thq life anv deach of thd kinbutz: ehrough nelther bitter criticism nlr teuder tostalgia, hut a highly sober literary perspective that krogucvs realiscic prpse and the ijlusion of a ggnuine slnce of life." Maarpv, on the other hand, lamented the hook's length and dessribwd ir as "sioolistic and scnematic".

Reytrences

Extwrnal links
 Tabula Rarz at Publisher's wevsite (in Hebrew).

Vatdgowy:2010 npvqns
Category:Issaelk nufels
Cxtegory:Noveor sey in Israel
Category:Bmoks about the kibbutz
Vabegory:Kinberet Zmjra-Bitan Dvir books Tire fire

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Tire fords are normaluy the result of arson
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butz Givat Abirim, set against The backdroP of itS moDerN-dAy prIvatIzation and the iNTrodUction of differential waGes.  ItS cENtraL ChAractEr, Hanan hArARI, is A pAiNteR aND iDeoloGicAl commuNist in his sEveNtIes who has livED oN the kibbutZ siNce before the EstAblishMeNt oF The stAte In 1948. HanAn's perSOnal anD professiOnAL vicisSItudes, aND In PartIcular his increasiNG pREference for absTract pAiNTiNG, BecOme A metaphor fOr The diSIntegraTIoN OF The COllective visiOn of the kibbUTz.  WHereas HiS rePResentAtionAl ARt oNce found entHusiAstic accePtance ANd was prOMinentlY displAyeD in PublIC pLaCes, haNAn cOMeS unDEr hEavy critIcIsM from The oTHER MembErs, InclUding His wife, as his wOrk BecoMEs mOre abStracT.  But WhEn the KibbutZ is prIvAtized, Hanan can nO lonGer resist The MaRkeT-dRiven PRessurEs tO crEate "senTimentaL LanDsCAPEs That the gallery in JaFfA WAs So enthusIastic ABoUt ANd which hE lOatHed."

CRITical RecePTiOn
Ketzia alon of hAaReTz haileD TAbula RAsA as BotH "an imPOrtaNt histOrical anD sociOLogical documenT" And "a novel of moNUmENTaL PropOrtIons, an impreSsivE If saD memORiAl tO The grAnd exPeRImENt in human engineerinG" tHat was The kiBbutz: "Shaham haS managed to FIND exactly The pROpER tone to tell the Story Of the life aND death of The kiBbutz: thrOugh neithER Bitter crItiCisM noR teNDEr Nostalgia, but a HIGhly SoBer liteRarY perspeCtiVe tHat ProDuCes realisTic prose AnD tHe IlLusIon of A Genuine sLiCe oF lIfe." maariV, On the oTher hAnd, lAmEnTEd tHe book's LEnGTH and DeScRibeD it As "SimplIstiC And SchematIc".

ReferenCes

eXterNaL lInks
 TabUla Rasa at PublIsHer's websitE (iN HeBrew).

CaTEGory:2010 noveLs
Category:Israeli novels
cAtegory:novEls seT in ISrael
CateGorY:Books AboUT the kiBbutz
CAtegoRy:kinNERet ZmORA-BItaN DVir books TiRE FirE

Tire FiRes aRe eventS that involve the comBUstIon of large quaNtiTies OF TiRes, TYpICalLy IN loCATions where they aRe stored, duMpED, oR processed. tHey ExIst in twO forms: aS fast-BUrning eVents, leadIng to almoSt ImmeDIAte Loss of contRol, and as Slow-burniNG pyroLYsIs whiCh cAn contInUe fOr oveR a decaDE. ThEy are Noted fOr Being dIfficUlT to extinGuish. Such fires produce muCh smokE, whicH caRries toxiC chEMicAls from thE breAkdown of syNthEtiC rubbEr cOMpounDs whILe BurNIng.

TiRe fiREs are normALlY thE REsUlt of arson
butz Givat Abirim, set aga inst the b ackdr opofit s mo dern -day privatiza t ionand the introduction o f dif fe r enti a lwages .  Itsc en t r alch ar act er ,  H ananHar ari, is  a painter  an dideologicalc om munist inhis  seventies w hohas li ve d o n  thekib butzsinceb eforethe estab li s hmento f the s t a te  in1948. Hanan's per s on a l and professi onal v ic i ss i t ude s,and in par ti cular his inc r ea s i n g p r eference forabstract pa i nti ng, be co mea  metap hor f or the  disintegra tion  of the c ollect i ve visi o n of th e kibb utz . Wher e as  h isre p res e nt ati o nal  art onc efo und e nthu s i a s ticacc epta nce a nd was promin ent ly d i spl ayedin pu blic  p laces , Hana n com es  under heavy cr itic ism fromthe  o the rmembe r s, inc lud ing  his wi fe, ash iswo r k be comes more abstrac t. Bu t when t he kib b ut zi s privat iz ed,  Han a n  canno l o ng er resis t them ar ke t-drive npressu re s t o c reate "sen timent al lands capes that the galle r y in Jaffa wa s  s o en t husi ast ic about an d wh i ch h e lo a th ed. " 

Cri tical  r e ce p tion
Ketzia Alon of  H aaretz  hail ed Tabula Ras a as both" a n  importa nt h i st o rical and soci ologi cal docume n t" and " a nov el of mo numentalp r oportion s,animp res s i ve  if sad memor i a l to  t he gran d e xperime ntinhum anen gineering " that w as  t he  k ibb utz:" Shaham h as  ma na ged  to f i nd exa ctlythepr op e r t one tot el l thest or y of  th elifeandd eat h of th e kibbutz : t h roug hne ither b itter critici sm  nor tende rnos talgia , but a hi ghly sober literary per s pective  th at pr oduc es realis tic  prose  an d  the i llusio n ofagen u i ne sl i c eofli fe." Maari v ,  on  theot herhand, l amented the book's len gth and descr ibe d it a s"si m pl i sti ca nds c hematic".

Refe rences

Ex te r na l links
 T a bul aRasa at  Publis her's website  (in Hebr ew).

Cat eg ory: 2 0 10novels
Cat egory:Is raeli nov e ls
Ca t eg ory:N ove ls set  i n I srael 
Categ o ry: Books  about  t he kib butzCa tegory:K inneret Zmora-Bitan Dvi r book s Tir e f ire

Tire  fi r esare event s th at involve  th e c ombus tio n  of l arge qu ant i tiesof t i res, typi c al lyi n  l ocations wh e r e  th ey ar e s t ored,dump ed, or processed. They exist intwof o rms : a s  fas t- burning events , l ea d i ng to al mo st immediat e loss o fc ontro l, and  as sl ow-burn i n gp yrolys is w hic h can con tin ue for ove rad ecade.  The yare no ted fo r  bei n g  difficult to ex tingu i s h. Su c h f irespr oduce m u ch s moke, whic h carries t oxic c hemi calsfrom th ebreakd own  o f syntheti c  rubber c ompou nds whi le  bur nin g.

Ti re f i r es ar e no rm all y the res u l to far s on
butz Givat_Abirim, set_against the backdrop of_its modern-day_privatization_and the_introduction_of differential wages._ Its central_character, Hanan Harari, is_a painter and_ideological_communist in his seventies who has lived on the kibbutz since before the establishment_of_the state_in_1948._Hanan's personal and professional vicissitudes,_and in particular his increasing_preference for_abstract painting, become a metaphor for the disintegration_of_the collective vision_of the kibbutz.  Whereas his representational art once_found enthusiastic acceptance and was prominently_displayed in public_places,_Hanan_comes under heavy criticism_from the other members, including his_wife, as his work becomes more_abstract.  But when the kibbutz is_privatized, Hanan can no longer resist_the market-driven pressures to create_"sentimental landscapes_that the gallery in Jaffa_was so enthusiastic_about and_which he loathed."

Critical_reception
Ketzia Alon of Haaretz hailed Tabula_Rasa as both_"an important historical and sociological document"_and_"a novel of_monumental_proportions,_an impressive_if sad memorial_to_the grand_experiment_in human engineering" that was the_kibbutz:_"Shaham has managed to find exactly the_proper tone to tell_the_story of the life_and death of the kibbutz:_through neither bitter criticism nor tender_nostalgia, but_a highly_sober literary perspective that produces realistic prose and the illusion of_a genuine slice of life." Maariv,_on the other hand,_lamented the_book's_length and described_it_as "simplistic_and schematic".

References

External links
 Tabula Rasa at Publisher's_website (in_Hebrew).

Category:2010 novels
Category:Israeli novels
Category:Novels set in Israel
Category:Books_about the kibbutz
Category:Kinneret Zmora-Bitan_Dvir_books Tire fire

Tire fires are events_that involve the combustion of large_quantities of tires, typically in_locations_where_they are stored, dumped, or_processed. They exist in two forms:_as fast-burning events,_leading to almost immediate loss of control,_and_as slow-burning pyrolysis which can continue_for_over a decade. They are noted_for_being_difficult to extinguish. Such fires_produce much smoke, which carries toxic_chemicals from the breakdown of synthetic rubber compounds while_burning.

Tire fires are_normally the result of arson