This large, formally innovative novel is considered one of the most exciting works of Hebrew literature in recent decades, as the New York Times Magazine enthusiastically judged about Jehuda Amichai's novel, which was published in Israel in 1963. It tells the story of young Jerusalem archaeologist Joel over the course of a summer. In a dream, Joel encounters his childhood friend Ruth, who was murdered in a concentration camp, and he realizes that the time has come to explore his past, layer by layer. On one hand, there is a longing for childhood in the romantic German town of Weinburg, but at the same time, there is also the urge to take revenge on those responsible for the deportation of Jews during the Nazi regime. While Joel is almost determined to travel to his childhood home, his friends advise him to stay in Jerusalem and consider.