Days of Ziklag

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Days of Ziklag
Author S. Yizhar
Original title ימי צקלג
Country Israel
Language Hebrew
Genre(s) Modernist, Historical novel, War novel
Publisher Zmore-Bitan
Publication date 1958
Published in
English
NA
Pages 1156 pp
ISBN NA

Days of Ziklag (Hebrew: ימי צקלג, Yemei Tziklag) is a novel by S. Yizhar, first published in 1958. It is widely considered to be one of the most prominent works in Israeli literature.
The novel describes 7 days during the Israeli War of Independence in which it follows a squad of IDF soldiers trying to hold a godforsaken post in the Negev desert.