"A writer should live and not write about what he wouldn't live."
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About Aharon Appelfeld
Aharon Appelfeld was an Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor. He was born in Ukraine in 1932 and lost his mother during WWII. He escaped from a concentration camp and was hidden by Ukrainian peasants. After the war, he immigrated to Palestine and fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Appelfeld is known for his novels that explore themes of identity, memory, and trauma, often drawing from his own personal experiences.
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