Israeli author David Grossman on breaking free of the prison of the past

David Grossman (left) is one of Israel's most celebrated contemporary writers. PHOTOS: PETER-ANDREAS HASSIEPEN, JONATHAN CAPE
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SINGAPORE - More than 20 years ago, Israeli author David Grossman got a phone call. A woman demanded in a voice of authority to speak to him.

"I immediately felt guilty of something," recalls Grossman, 67, over the telephone from his Jerusalem home.

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