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I am not writing in metaphors. I am writing about catastrophes.

Aharon Appelfeld

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My nights are a nightmare, quite often, but the nightmares are rich. I nourish myself by those nights.
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The Holocaust is a central event in many people’s lives, but it also has become a metaphor for our century. There cannot be an end to speaking and writing about it. Besides, in Israel, everyone carries a biography deep inside him.
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