"Let my soul die with the foreigners."

Samson the hero: A brave warrior, a leader dedicated to God? Or an unsuitable man immersed in debauchery and lust, who failed to fulfill his destiny? In "The Honey of the Lion", award-winning author David Grossman deals with one of the most vivid and controversial characters in the Bible. He re-reads the story of Samson, tells us about his famous struggle with the lion, about his many women, and about his betrayal by all - even by the only one he loved - creating a provocative version of the myth from beginning to his last act, where Samson destroys the temple and kills himself along with three thousand Philistines.

The author narrates in a captivating way the journey of a simple, lonely, and tormented soul that never found its own home in the world, a person who felt uncomfortable even in his own body and, dare we say, was the precursor of today's suicide bombers.