First published in Hebrew in 2016 as Ve-Ha-Kala Sagra Et Ha-Delet
Copyright 2019 © by The Estate of Ronit Matalon
Published by arrangement with The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
Supported by “Am Ha-Sefer”—The Israeli Fund for Translation of Hebrew Books, The Cultural Administration, Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport
Translation copyright © 2019 Jessica Cohen
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Matalon, Ronit
[Ve-Ha-Kala Sagra Et Ha-Delet, English]
And the Bride Closed the Door/ Ronit Matalon; translation by Jessica Cohen.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-939931-78-8
Library of Congress Control Number 2019934494
I. Israel—Fiction