Lot 182
Dan Omer – Three Books – Including "BaDerech"
Three books by Dan Omer:
1. Baderech. Jerusalem: Golgotha, 1966. Very good condition.
2. Layla Aroch, poems. Jerusalem: Ogdan, 1963. Ex-library copy.
3. Poemot Documentariyot 1965-1967, works that have not been censored. Jerusalem: Golgotha, 1967. With original promotional-cover: "The new book by Dan Omer, author of 'BaDerech', a book which has been confiscated by the censor, while the trial continues behind closed doors". Very good condition.
Omer (1940-1984) – poet, translator, literary critic, editor and publisher, was influenced by the American "Beat Generation" poets. His book "BaDerech" (describing a pornographic relationship between an Israeli young man and a German girl during a boat cruise) was inspired by Jack Kerouac's work "On the Road," and its publication lead to a law suit by the censor claiming that the book included obscene passages published against the law. Omer was sentenced to prison and a fine. During the Six Day War Omer served as a military paramedic, and later joined the "Mazpen" movement. He was one of the first who called for withdrawal from the occupied territories.
