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In \u003cem\u003eAt Night's End\u003c\/em\u003e, Baram weaves together a haunting tale of nostalgia and yearning, set against the backdrop of urban complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis widely acclaimed novel, \u003cem\u003eGood People\u003c\/em\u003e, poses challenging questions about moral boundaries during turbulent times, blending historical context with deeply personal narratives. Meanwhile, \u003cem\u003eWorld Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e explores the intricate web of global politics, power, and deceit, immersing readers in a thrilling ride across nations and ideologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBaram's works, categorised under \u003cspan\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e, invite readers to question societal norms and ethical dilemmas, providing a profound reading experience for those who enjoy literature that challenges and inspires.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-land-without-borders-by-nir-baram-9781925355222","title":"A Land Without Borders","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning journalist and author Nir Baram spent a year and a half travelling around the West Bank and East Jerusalem. In this fascinating recount of that journey, Baram navigates the conflict-ridden regions and hostile terrain to speak with a wide range of people, among them Palestinian-Israeli citizens trapped behind the separation wall in Jerusalem and Jewish settlers determined to forge new lives on the West Bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBaram also talks to children on Kibbutz Nirim who lived through the war in Gaza, and ex-prisoners from Fatah who, after spending years detained in Israeli jails, are now promoting a peace initiative. He returns again and again to Jerusalem, city of his birth, where a hushed civil war is in full swing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Land Without Borders\u003c\/em\u003e is a clear-eyed, compassionate and essential guide to understanding a complex reality; a perceptive and sensitive exploration of a labyrinthine conflict and the experiences of the people ensnared in it, by one of the most distinctive writers working in Israel today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46608689365228,"sku":"9781925355222","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13877553482873.jpg?v=1751519588"},{"product_id":"at-nights-end-by-nir-baram-9781922330178","title":"At Night's End","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA writer wakes up in a hotel room in an unfamiliar city. His clothes are muddy; he doesn’t know how long he’s been lying in bed. Yonatan came to participate in a literary festival that is long over—why is he still here? When he attempts to reconstruct his lost days, he learns that he told people at the festival that his best friend had died.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExcept his friend is still alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYonatan stays on in Mexico City, reluctant to return to his wife and infant son back home in Tel Aviv. Convinced that his closest friend, Yoel, is going to die, he struggles to preserve his sanity. But why is he so convinced? Does the answer lie in their childhood in Jerusalem, when it was them against the world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt Night's End\u003c\/em\u003e is a compassionate and personal novel about an extraordinary friendship between two boys who become men haunted by a shared past. 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Neither of them thinks about politics too much, but after catastrophe strikes, they will have no choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThomas puts his research skills to work elaborating Nazi propaganda. Sasha persuades herself that working as a literary editor of confessions for Stalin's secret police is the only way to save her family. When destiny brings them together, they will have to face the consequences of the decisions they have made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNir Baram's \u003cem\u003eGood People\u003c\/em\u003e has been showered with praise in many countries. With its acute awareness of the individual amid towering historical landscapes, it is a tour de force—sparkling, erudite, a glimpse into the abyss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Quite possibly, Dostoyevsky would write like this if he lived in Israel today.'\u003c\/em\u003e — Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The novel is written with great talent, momentum and ingenuity... 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Moving in political and financial circles, he finds his way into the upper reaches of power—but the higher he goes, the less he understands the intrigues in which he is involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCut to the present. A group of young Londoners—homeless, unemployed and disaffected—are organising a worldwide strike to protest globalisation and inequality. 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