Synopsis
'A fable becoming reality of a woman becoming herself: Tehila Hakimi's Hunting in America just purely bangs' Joshua Cohen
An Israeli woman relocates to America on assignment from her tech company. In an attempt to leave her past behind and adapt entirely to the new culture in which she finds herself, she joins her colleagues on a deer hunt, discovering a surprising acumen for the sport. She fires again and again, refining her skills with every shot.
As she embarks on an affair with her hunting guide and colleague, David, she sinks deeper into hunting season, vacillating between predator and prey as the boundaries between man, woman, work, and nature begin to collapse. Hunting with David becomes the one stable aspect of her life until one day everything changes.
With a poet's eye and a hunter's aim, Tehila Hakimi's beguiling debut novelis a taut, twisty story about the everyday violence that haunts countries, and one woman's tenuous grasp on reality.
An Israeli woman relocates to America on assignment from her tech company. In an attempt to leave her past behind and adapt entirely to the new culture in which she finds herself, she joins her colleagues on a deer hunt, discovering a surprising acumen for the sport. She fires again and again, refining her skills with every shot.
As she embarks on an affair with her hunting guide and colleague, David, she sinks deeper into hunting season, vacillating between predator and prey as the boundaries between man, woman, work, and nature begin to collapse. Hunting with David becomes the one stable aspect of her life until one day everything changes.
With a poet's eye and a hunter's aim, Tehila Hakimi's beguiling debut novelis a taut, twisty story about the everyday violence that haunts countries, and one woman's tenuous grasp on reality.
Details
24 July 2025
208 pages
9781804442531
Imprint: Footnote Press
Reviews
“Sexy, witty, and spare, like an unexpected stranger with whom you might be persuaded to leave a party. Except the party's in middle America and involves guns”Elisa Albert, author of HUMAN BLUES AND THE SNARLING GIRL AND OTHER ESSAYS
“A fable becoming reality of a woman becoming herself: Tehila Hakimi's Hunting in America just purely bangs”Joshua Cohen, author of THE NETANYAHUS
“This novel exhales a kind of danger. It crackles with tension. Hunting in America is an uncanny, unnerving read. I held my breath to the last brilliant page”Bea Setton, author of BERLIN
“If you're looking for a haunting, engrossing and sensual read, might I suggest this book?”Kvellor, Kvellor
