''When I Lived in Modern Times'' is a novel by
Linda Grant
Linda Grant (born 15 February 1951) is an English novelist and journalist.
Early life
Linda Grant was born in Liverpool. She was the oldest child of Benny Ginsberg, a businessman who made and sold hairdressing products, and Rose Haft; both p ...
. It won the
Orange Prize for Fiction
The Women's Prize for Fiction (previously with sponsor names Orange Prize for Fiction (1996–2006 and 2009–12), Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007–08) and Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2014–2017)) is one of the United Kingdom's m ...
in 2000.
Following being awarded the Orange Prize, there were accusations of plagiarism leveled against the author.
The accusations were claimed to be unfounded as the tracts indicated had been referenced, and agreed to be used, by the original publisher.
Plot summary
The novel follows the story of a young Jewish woman from London who emigrates to the future Israel in 1946 and lives through the birth of the nation. She spends time in a
kibbutz
A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...
and then moves to
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
.
References
2000 novels
Women's Prize for Fiction-winning works
Novels set in Israel
Novels involved in plagiarism controversies
Novels by Linda Grant
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