Past Perfect (novel)
| Author | Yaakov Shabtai |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sof Davar (סוף דבר) |
| Translator | Dalya Bilu |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Publisher | Viking Press (English) |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Publication place | Israel |
Published in English | 1987 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 291 pp in translation |
| ISBN | 0-670-81308-7 |
| OCLC | 14903875 |
| 892.4/36 19 | |
| LC Class | PJ5054.S2643 S613 1987 |
| Preceded by | Past Continuous |
Past Perfect is a 1984 novel by Israeli novelist Yaakov Shabtai.
The original Hebrew title, Sof Davar (Hebrew:סוף דבר) can be translated literally as The End Result or Epilogue. Shabtai died in 1981, before completing a final draft. The novel was published posthumously, edited for publication by the literary scholar Dan Miron and Shabtai's wife Edna. An English translation was published in 1987 by Viking Press.