Where the Jackals Howl (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Amos Klausner
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Plot: Psychological, social realism
- Time of Work: The late 1950's or early 1960's
- Setting: A kibbutz in southern Israel
- Principal Characters: Galila, Sashka, Tanya, Matityahu Damkov
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, Mothers, Parents and children, Twentieth century, Rural or country life, Jews or Jewish life, Illegitimacy, Generation gap, Israel or Israelis, Summer, Birthparents
- Locales: Israel
The Story
The first of this story's ten numbered sections provides an overview of a land in transition from summer to fall, as a cool wind cuts through the warm “khamsin” wind. The focus then cinematically changes to Sashka writing at his desk and then to his daughter Galila showering and thinking about an invitation from Matityahu Damkov to visit his room to inspect gifts of artists’ supplies and a pattern requested by Damkov from his cousin Leon in South America.
Sunset spreads over the plain and the kibbutz, overtaking the older, first-generation kibbutzniks...
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