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When a woman in her forties, a former Soviet engineer on a religious pilgrimage to Jerusalem, is killed in a suicide bombing at a market, her body remains nameless in a hospital morgue. Working as a cleaning staff at a local bakery, she has no official employment record. A Jerusalem daily accuses the bakery of gross negligence, and the owner, burdened by guilt, asks a hesitant human‑resources manager to identify and bury the victim. As details of the woman's life surface—her engineering background, non‑Jewish faith, and striking beauty—the manager wrestles with regret, atonement, and unexpected affection for the woman. This narrative explores grief, accountability, and the human cost of terrorism in Jerusalem, centering on the intersecting lives of a migrant laborer, a bakery owner, and an HR professional.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Abraham B. Yehoshua
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