Writersoul, it was meant as a response to the newly-started thread.
But now that I (hopefully) have your attention, I’d love to know where you got the books in Hebrew. I’ve read his books in English but I think I’d enjoy reading the originals as he wrote them. (I live in the USA.)
I don’t know about you, but his stories, even the simple uncomplicated ones, linger in my mind for the longest time.
Every Purim I think of the poor little immigrant boy from Beit Mamzil whose cowboy costume was ruined in the rain.
The books never fail to give me the feeling that I must immediately do the laundry, pack whatever I can into a small suitcase, hand my house keys to my astonished neighbor, and take myself and my family straight to Israel. Of course logic and life kick in in less time than it takes to start the washer…