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'In the tradition of The Reader comes a powerful coming-of-age novel set in post-World War II Europe, Israel and Australia. At the hospital bed of his comatose uncle, Laibel Goldenstein recounts their family's extraordinary journey from war-torn Europe to the fledgling state of Israel and then on to Australia. It is a cathartic tale of new beginnings, both for the family and their adopted homes, and the reader is plunged headlong into exotic, startling environments. Fresh and vibrant, alternately joyous and heartbreaking, this is a story of loss, but also of moving forward and 'coming to terms with one's exile'. Written in an intensely visual and engaging episodic style, Dancing with the Hurricane goes fearlessly into Lily Brett territory and emerges not just unscathed but triumphant. This compelling story is loosely autobiographical but has all the benefits of fiction in developing themes and a stunning array of images: of memory, hope, dashed dreams, and achievement - not to mention popular music - as Laibel struggles with a past he has previously attempted to suppress. It's an insightful blend of the public and the personal, the historical and the contemporary. Stylistically and thematically challenging, topical and ambitious, it is a novel which reconciles the present with the past, providing fresh perspectives on resettlement, 20th-century history and the ongoing rift between secularism and fundamentalism.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Dedication: To the people who 'fell from God's hand'...and the others who continue to fall
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Dance Strikes a Meaningful Balance
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 10 September vol. 70 no. 50 2004; (p. 24)
— Review of Dancing with the Hurricane : A Novel 2004 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 September 2004; (p. 12)
— Review of Dancing with the Hurricane : A Novel 2004 single work novel -
A Rich, Colourful Continental Shift
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 September 2004; (p. 4)
— Review of Dancing with the Hurricane : A Novel 2004 single work novel -
Silver Turns to Gold
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 July 2004; (p. 10)
— Review of Dancing with the Hurricane : A Novel 2004 single work novel -
Struggling in the Shadows with the Dispossessed
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 July - 1 August 2004; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Fresh Fields 2004 single work novel ; Dancing with the Hurricane : A Novel 2004 single work novel
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Migrant Bildungsroman
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 262 2004; (p. 45-46)
— Review of The Trembling Bridge 2004 single work novel ; Dancing with the Hurricane : A Novel 2004 single work novel -
Weaving a Family Saga into Fiction
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News , 9 July vol. 70 no. 41 2004; (p. 21)
— Review of Dancing with the Hurricane : A Novel 2004 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 25 July 2004; (p. 19)
— Review of A Tuesday Thing 2004 single work autobiography ; The Covenant 2004 single work novel ; Dancing with the Hurricane : A Novel 2004 single work novel -
Struggling in the Shadows with the Dispossessed
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 July - 1 August 2004; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Fresh Fields 2004 single work novel ; Dancing with the Hurricane : A Novel 2004 single work novel -
Silver Turns to Gold
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 July 2004; (p. 10)
— Review of Dancing with the Hurricane : A Novel 2004 single work novel
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