| Still Walking | |
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Hebrew 2008 1st edition of Still Walking |
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| Author(s) | Yaky Yosha |
| Original title | עוד אני הולך |
| Cover artist | Miri Nishri |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Hakibutz Hameuchad, Tel-Aviv |
| Publication date | March 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 174 pp |
Still Walking is film director Yaky Yosha's first novel, published in Hebrew in March 2008. The novel will be followed by a film based on the story. Production will begin in the summer of 2008 in Tel-Aviv. According to Yosha: "Still Walking" is Shalom's older brother, and show the same youngsters pondering over the social and political state they live in, when they're a generation older. The film, following the book, will track them down when all is without hope."
The narrative takes place in Tel-Aviv, at the dawn of the war in Lebanon. Mickey, an ex Special Forces officer, and ex "Shabak" agent (Israeli Security Services), has spent the night in a casino, losing a fortune. Now, at 4 AM, Mickey is lying in a rainy, darken alley, having a severe heart attack.
While Mickey recovers, we find out that he is married to Laura, presently an alcoholic, and formerly—like most characters entangled in this story—a vivacious, beautiful and promising young individual. We also find out that Absalom, his son, both condemns and loves him, and that he is involved with Olga, a Russian immigrant and former prostitute. We find out that Mickey was shamefully released from his elite unit, for inappropriate compassion - sparing a young Arab terrorist, and later from the “Shabak”, for unjustified cruelty - killing an innocent Arab, father of six.
We follow Mickey as he discovers that his family, mistress, and brothers in arms cannot prevent him from sinking into the pit he dug for himself. We watch as Mickey struggles to compensate for his transgressions, while eluding the mafia goons that are after him for his gambling debts.