The Dead Hand

The Dead Hand
Daniel Silberman
A collection of short stories that allow you to become acquainted with the lives of their characters under the dictatorship regime in Chile, and their attempt to continue their daily routines despite of all the violations of basic individual rights.
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About the Author

Daniel Silberman is a culturally diverse author, fluent in Spanish, English and Hebrew, born in Santiago, Chile in 1967.

At the age of 10, Dani Silberman left for Israel, with his mother and two siblings, due to political persecution. Writing has always been his escape, as he searched for a saner, more humane world. He holds a B.A. in Journalism.

In 1996 Daniel relocated to Boston, Mass. where he worked as a financial advisor.
In 2000, he published his first novel, "Hamorad" (Hebrew for Downhill), a semi-autobiographical existential novel.
He moved back to Israel In 2008 with his family and shortly after, published "Three Monkey Brothers", his first children's book, both in English and Hebrew.

In 2016 "Chicken or Fish?" a short story he authored, won the first prize in the annual B'nai B'rith Chile writing competition. Currently, Daniel is writing both a movie script and a play, both based on his personal life experience, and his third book -The Dead Hand - La Manita Muerta - has been published in 2020.

During his entire career, both in Israel and the U.S, he has always worked and volunteered with children, in the media, and in the field of literacy. Today he works as a teacher in various projects centered on education.

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