In a secret prison in the middle of the Negev desert, there is a nameless prisoner Z. Who is he and why has he been here for more than ten years? Unwinding the plot from end to beginning, intertwining several storylines, the author creates a fascinating, puzzling story in which the vicissitudes of love and the catastrophic consequences of good intentions play the main role. “Dinner at the Center of the Earth” is a novel about spy games and love affairs, about friendship and betrayal, about the desire for peace and an insoluble military conflict.