| Ot me-Avshalom | |
| Author: | Nava Macmel-Atir |
| Title Orig: | אות מאבשלום |
| Orig Lang Code: | he |
| Country: | Israel |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Subject: | Avshalom Feinberg &<br />The Nili spy ring |
| Genre: | Novel |
| Set In: | Modern day Israel &<br />Late 19th century/Early 20th century Palestine |
| Publisher: | Yediot Books |
| Pub Date: | 2009 |
| Pages: | 530 |
| Awards: | Golden Book Commemoration Platinum Book Commemoration Diamond Book Commemoration |
| Isbn: | 978-965-482-889-5 |
| Oclc: | 430497472 |
| Website: | אות מאבשלום (Hebrew) |
Ot me-Avshalom (Hebrew: אות מאבשלום Translation: A Letter from Avshalom or A Sign from Avshalom) is a novel by Israeli author Nava Macmel-Atir published by Yediot Books in 2009. The book quickly became a best-seller, and Macmel-Atir received the Golden Book award for selling 20,000 copies in just three months after its release.[1] Half a year after its publication, Ot me-Avshalom received the Platinum Book award from the Book Publishers Association of Israel for selling 40,000 copies.[2] In June 2015, it received the "Diamond Book" commemoration for selling 100,000 copies.[3]
A young graphologist, Alma Bach, embarks on the trail of a man whose handwriting was sent to her for analysis. She discovers characteristics such as sharp wit, high degree of general knowledge, and courage. She discovers a passionate man with a highly developed imagination, linguistic style, and the sensitivity of an artist, a man with a magnetic personality who draws people to him while at the same time secluding himself and keeping a secret, and who is capable of loving at great magnitudes and willing to sacrifice for his love, for his love of the land, for his love of a woman, and eventually to pay the ultimate price. Alma is determined to meet this man face-to-face.[4]
The story moves back and forth between two time periods: modern-day Israel, where Alma undergoes her journey to discover the man, and a biographical depiction of Avshalom Feinberg, founder and leader of the Nili spy ring, which starts in late 19th-century Palestine and continues into the early 20th century.