Join Pump Up the Volume, the OCWW book club for a discussion of The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb, a new novel from Emmett Hirsch. If you enjoy gorgeously crafted historical fiction you'll be riveted by the story of Joseph Friedmann, a Jewish Lebanese boy who migrates to Israel at the outset of the 1948 War of Independence. After serving his new homeland as a soldier he becomes their spy, sent to investigate the place he once called home.
This fascinating narrative evolves through the depiction of a man whose profession leads him to a final, decisive operation that will force him to make the choice of his life. Please plan to attend what will surely be a multi-faceted conversation on writing, history and human nature with an author who is clearly well-versed in all three.
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BIO: Emmet Hirsch, MD is an obstetrician-gynecologist and research scientist who grew up in Jerusalem. His reflections on the intersection between the humanities and medicine have appeared such publications as The New England Journal of Medicine, The Chicago Tribune, and The Examined Life. The Wolf Shall Dwell With The Lamb, his second novel, won first place in OCWW's 2023 Finest First Five Pages contest and is a finalist for the 2026 Book of the Year Award from the Chicago Writers Association.
