Farm 54 Hardcover
Publisher: Fanfare/Ponent Mon
Release Date: May 2011
Cover Price: $25.00
Writer: Galit Seliktar
Artist: Gilad Seliktar
Format: 136 pgs.; Duotone; Hardcover
ISBN: 978-19-08007-00-1
Rating: Teen+

Farm 54 is a collection of three semi-autobiographical stories addressing three important periods in the life of the protagonist, Noga, born at the start of the 1970's and growing up in Israel's rural periphery.  Substitute
Lifeguard (1981) finds her towards the end of her childhood as she experiences a family trauma, a blessing and a birthday.  Spanish Perfume (1983) brings her to teenage in the wake of the First Lebanon War whilst Houses (1989) portrays her passage to adulthood and hence military service in the occupied territories.

These stories present the disturbing underground dimensions of adolescence and the dangers and traumas that subvert the superficial tranquillity of youth in the countryside.  While these Israeli childhood stories take place in the shadow of war and occupation, they eventually also reflect universal feelings, passions and experiences.

Description of preview: 7 pages (34-40)

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