A Year of Two Summers - Softcover

Levin, Shaun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0907123716 ISBN 13: 9780907123712

Publisher: Five Leaves Publications, 2005

Synopsis

A Year of Two Summers moves between South Africa, Israel, New York and London. Shaun Levin's stories introduce us to a fascinating array of characters as they negotiate identity, migration, belonging, and the things that get lost in translation. A new recruit fantasises about a fellow solder during Israel's invasion of Lebanon; a young gay man experiments with cross-dressing; a father worries about protecting his son during the bombing of Tel Aviv; a South African woman and her Syrian boyfriend tiptoe around each other as they look after their unexpected baby. The stories in A Year of Two Summers keep alive the elements of both Jewish and gay traditions of storytelling. The are lyrical and unflinching, nostalgic and pragmatic.

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About the Author

Shaun Levin’s first book, Seven Sweet Things, was called "a rewarding and thoughtful read as well as one of admirable craftsmanship and delicacy" by the Lambda Book Report. His stories have appeared in anthologies and journals in the UK, the USA, Canada, Israel, and South Africa. Amongst them: Modern South African Stories, Gay Times Book of Short Stories, and The Slow Mirror: New fiction by Jewish Writers. He is also the editor of the gay and lesbian literary journal, Chroma. See more at shaunlevin.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Five Leaves Publications
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0907123716
• ISBN 13: 9780907123712
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 164