A Greek Cat (Life journey Novel)

Description

"A Greek Cat," by Moshe Karasso was nominated in 2019 for the "Sapir Prize" in Israel. (The "Sapir Award" is a prestigious prize in Israel).The Greek island, where the hero of the novel was born, was a paradise before the outbreak of World War II. He was happy in his Jewish family, had a happy childhood with his friends, and the endless pranks they did filled their lives with great joy.The pastoral life of the children as well as the fisherman-islanders could have lasted forever, but ...
Then came World War II.Greece was conquered by the Nazis, and all Greek Jews were sent to concentration camps.
One day the officer-warden took him to his private farm to work and help with the farm work. (He managed to hide his Judaism because, as a child he had undergone only a symbolic circumcision).His life on the farm was quite comfortable, but full of stress and efforts of survival.
Then came the defeat of the Germans and the end of the war.He was released, returned to his hometown, met his uncle's loyal Greek worker, who gave him a large sum of money which his uncle had left for him.He found love and tried to start a normal calm life.But then came the persecutions of the Greek nationalists, who thought he had cooperated with the Nazis.He had to flee again.Finally, he immigrated to Israel, which had just been established, lived there the rest of his life, and at last lost his sanity.
This novel is a breathtaking life journey in the 20th century in Europe and Israel, combined with humor, drama and philosophy of life.