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Adjusting Sights

by Haim Sabato · 1999

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When war breaks out in 1973, childhood friends Haim and Dov are called up together to serve in their tank battalion, but in the chaos of battle the friends are separated. A month later, Haim returns alone, on his first leave home. Struggling to come to terms with his experiences he wonders what happened to Dov during those fateful days.

Setting
IsraelIsraelMore like thisLess of thisMiddle EastMiddle EastMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 167 pages

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