And This is the Light is the first English edition of Lea Goldberg’s only novel, published in 2011 to mark what would have been the author’s 100th birthday. Set in the summer of 1931, the novel follows twenty-year-old Nora Krieger as she returns to her small-town home in Lithuania from university in Berlin, hoping to present a more mature version of herself. Instead, her visit becomes a time of unrequited love, difficult memories, and introspection, as she confronts the limitations imposed by a class-conscious and increasingly antisemitic society. A lyrical coming-of-age story, it reflects the voice of one of Israel’s most important writers.
