The Book of Intimate Grammar: A Novel

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994. 343 pages; 24 cm. First published, 1991, under title: Sefer ha-dik-duk ha-penimi. Translated from the Hebrew. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Top edge lightly soiled. Stated First Edition. Fine DJ. "Aron Kelinfeld is the ringleader among the boys in his Jerusalem neighborhood, but as his 12-year-old friends begin to mature, Aaron remains imprisoned in the body of a child for three long years. While Israel inches toward the Six-Day War, and his friends cross the boundary between childhood and adolescence, Aron remains in his child's body, spying on the changes that adulthood wreaks as, like his hero Houdini, he struggles to escape the trap of growing up. / David Grossman is the author of two books of journalism, several children's books, a play, and six novels, including Be My Knife. He lives in Jerusalem." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo.