Israeli author David Grossman,
whose internationally bestselling books have been translated
into over 30 languages, was in Milan last week to kick off the
"La Milanesiana" cultural festival, where he received the Rosa
d'Oro Prize for his work.
During his Milan visit Grossman was a special guest of the
Israel pavilion at Expo, where he took in the pavilion's
vertical garden.
"We do well to remember the beautiful, good and creative
things Israel offers the world," Grossman said.
The vertical garden is a living wall of plants that
measures 70 metres long and 12 metres high, utilising a
drip-irrigation technology patented in Israel to demonstrate the
technique of "vertical planting," which allows for cultivation
of plants in desert areas.
Grossman, one of Israel's best-known writers, also made a
name for himself when in August 2006, together with writers Amos
Oz and Abraham B. Yehoshua, he held a press conference urging
his country's government to declare a ceasefire in the conflict
with Lebanon.
Two days after the press conference, Grossman's son Uri,
20, a sergeant with the Israeli armed forces, was killed in the
conflict.
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