A Table for One: Under the Light of Jerusalem

A Table for One is an interchange between one artist and another, father and son, about their city, Jerusalem. It brings together an unknown side of Aharon Appelfeld's writing, with the subtle, haunting paintings of his son, Meir Appelfeld, who studied fine art at the Royal Academy of Art, London, and exhibits widely.

In this treasure of a book, Appelfeld reveals the centrality of Jerusalem in his life and work. However, his "city of light" proved far more than a shelter and the place…