An Ad in the Paper and Demons from the Past by Tali Nattiv-Ironi is no
less than a psychological thriller. I like these kinds of books that
keep your mind juggling all the time you are turning pages engrossingly.
The story revolves around Illana who is a young history teacher in
Israel. There is a small ad in a local newspaper that requires
volunteers to write the real stories of victims of Holocaust. This was a
normal advertisement in a newspaper like any other ad in a daily. But
destiny had something else in store for Illana. Firstly, she decides to
send a response to this ad. Secondly, the advertiser shortlists her for
the job. And thirdly, it becomes the biggest turning point in her life.
It was as if the whole set of sequences was a pre-plan against her. But
strange thing is that she volunteers herself.
While performing
her new job Illana gradually starts mixing her identity with that of the
victims of the Holocaust. She starts, in fact, drifting away from her
own real self. Rather, she starts living in the world of those who were
longing for the life that they left behind years ago. And she becomes
one of them craving for their happy past as if it was hers. She starts
getting nightmares as if she was the real sufferer while in reality that
was not the case at all. As a matter of fact, she loses her own entity
in entirety. She actually forgets her own reality and becomes obsessive
to start living their lives. That is the tragic story of An Ad in the
Paper and Demons from the Past by Tali Nattiv-Ironi. In fact, their
realities become her reality and her reality takes a backseat.
A
small ad in a newspaper changes Illana's life and lifestyle completely.
The background of the story of An Ad in the Paper and Demons from the
Past by Tali Nattiv-Ironi lies in the sirens and gas masks of the Gulf
War during the 1990s. In fact, that was the period when a lot of people
became a victim and the story didn't end there. It kept building a deep
feeling of fear and angst amongst the second generation of Holocaust
survivors. In my opinion, every war is a blow against humanity that
leaves nothing except guilt, shame, loss, repent, and suffering.
This
book is a must for people who want to witness the real tragic lives of
victims of a war no less than a Holocaust. The title of the book is a
bit longer but quite relevant. The cover image goes well with the title
and story depicting the colors of life vanishing leaving only black and
white after a Holocaust.
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