Coming Of Age

A handpicked collection of short stories surrounding themes of growing up and following the pains and woes of becoming an adult. Childhood memories, pivotal challenges, desperate loves all from the pen of classic authors and young up-and-comers alike.

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Israel

S. Yizhar

Harlamov

coming of age - school days - young love

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Israel

Ruth Almog

Invisible Mending

death - friendship - loss - school days - violence - young love

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Israel

Mira Magen

Will Somebody Please Shut the Gate

childhood - depression - madness - memories - mother and daughter

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Germany

Matthias Brandt

Nowhere Else

childhood - class-gap - funny - memories - witty

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Germany

Marie Luise Kaschnitz

The Fat Girl

absurd - childhood - Freudian - psychological - surreal

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Israel

Benjamin Tammuz

The Seamstress

coming of age - love - passion

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Germany

Rainer Maria Rilke

Gym Period

classics - coming of age - history - manhood

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Mexico

Laia Jufresa

Back to The Land

coming of age - magical realism - mother and daughter

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Spain

Sara Mesa

Just a Few Millimeters

coming of age - school days

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Israel

S. Yizhar

Gila

history - school days

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Israel

Nir Baram

Beit Hakerem. Jerusalem, 1985

Arab-Israeli - childhood - memories - political

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Israel

Nurit Zarchi

The Sad and Ambitious Girls of the Province

love - melancholy - memories - tragic love

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