Uri Nissan Gnessin was a Russian Jewish writer, generally considered a pioneer of modern Hebrew literature. His first book was published in 1904. In 1906 he co-founded the Hebrew-language publishing house Nisyonot (Attempts), and after moving to London in 1907, he co-edited (with Hayim Yosef Brenner) Ha'Meorer, a Hebrew periodical. Later he emigrated to Palestine but returned to Russia, then moved to Warsaw, where he died in 1913 of a heart attack. Gnessin wrote in a unique style of prose notable for its expressionistic language form. The story "Etsel" is about a young man suffering severe heart disease, unable to love or accept the love of several women around him. (Summary by Wikipedia and Omri Lernau)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - Chapter 1, Part 1
22:15 - Chapter 2
02 - Chapter 1, Part 2
23:54 - Chapter 3
03 - Chapter 1, Part 3
24:00 - Chapter 4
04 - Chapter 2, Part 1
21:27 - Chapter 5
05 - Chapter 2, Part 2
21:14 - Chapter 6
06 - Chapter 2, Part 3
16:46 - Chapter 7
07 - Chapter 2, Part 4
16:15 - Chapter 8
08 - Chapter 2, Part 5
08:05 - Chapter 9
09 - Chapter 3, Part 1
14:41 - Chapter 10
10 - Chapter 3, Part 2
12:30 - Chapter 11
11 - Chapter 3, Part 3
16:15 - Chapter 12
12 - Chapter 4, Part 1
23:40 - Chapter 13
13 - Chapter 4, Part 2
22:10 - Chapter 14
14 - Chapter 4, Part 3
21:13 - Chapter 15
15 - Chapter 4, Part 4
22:20 - Chapter 16
16 - Chapter 4, Part 5
11:30 - Chapter 17
17 - Chapter 5, Part 1
16:20 - Chapter 18
18 - Chapter 5, Part 2
13:05 - Chapter 19
19 - Chapter 5, Part 3
15:55 - Chapter 20
20 - Chapter 5, part 4
16:35 - Chapter 21
21 - Chapter 5, part 5
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