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THE ORGAN OF CONSCIENCE

By: יוסי זיו, YOSSI ZIV | 281 pages

What happens when clear moral principles collide with parental love and responsibility for a child’s life? The Organ of Conscience grew out of one simple and difficult question. At the center of the novel stands a father,a university lecturer in ethics,who believes it is possible to live a reasonably moral life even in a complex and imperfect world. When his son needs a kidney transplant,he is forced to choose not between good and evil,but between conflicting values—with no “clean” solution and no way out without paying a price. The novel does not attempt to offer answers. Instead,it lingers in the moment when certainty collapses and a person is forced to confront the limits of morality,the weight of responsibility,and the fragility of human choice. Readers have noted that the novel does not try to comfort,but to force reflection; that it combines sharp,precise writing with a lingering sense of unease that remains long after the final page. If the reader finishes the book with less certainty and more thought,then the novel has done its job. This is not a philosophical pamphlet,but a living,breathing novel—with humor,emotional depth,tension,family conflicts,and deeply human characters—that does not allow the reader to remain indifferent.

What happens when clear moral principles collide with parental love and responsibility for a child’s life? The Organ of Conscience grew out of one simple and difficult question. At the center of the novel stands a father, a university lecturer in ethics, who believes it is possible to live a reasonably moral life even in a complex and imperfect world. When his son needs a kidney transplant, he is forced to choose not between good and evil, but between conflicting values—with no “clean” solution and no way out without paying a price. The novel does not attempt to offer answers. Instead, it lingers in the moment when certainty collapses and a person is forced to confront the limits of morality, the weight of responsibility, and the fragility of human choice. Readers have noted that the novel does not try to comfort, but to force reflection; that it combines sharp, precise writing with a lingering sense of unease that remains long after the final page. If the reader finishes the book with less certainty and more thought, then the novel has done its job. This is not a philosophical pamphlet, but a living, breathing novel—with humor, emotional depth, tension, family conflicts, and deeply human characters—that does not allow the reader to remain indifferent.

Publication date
June 2026
Language
English
Binding
Paperback

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