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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph LowinPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.80cm Weight: 0.426kg ISBN: 9781498507066ISBN 10: 1498507069 Pages: 194 Publication Date: 21 December 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Art versus Memory. Aharon Appelfeld. The Age of Wonders 2. Mount Moriah and the Labyrinth. A.B. Yehoshua. Mr. Mani 3. Odysseus in Zion. Meir Shalev. Esau 4. Re-Writing the Books on the Wall. Amos Oz. Panther in the Basement 5. A Portrait of the Artist as a Bar-Mitzvah Boy. David Grossman. The Zigzag Kid 6. Talking Pictures. Ronit Matalon. The One Facing Us 7. Art for the Sake of Zion. Aharon Megged. Mandrakes from the Holy Land 8. An Old/New Novel for an Old/New Land. Zeruya Shalev. The Remains of LoveReviewsJoseph Lowin's close and brilliant readings of eight Israeli novels serves as a superb introduction to the country's greatest living writers, the issues that they grapple with, the language that they employ, and the textual tradition that they draw upon. A masterful guide to contemporary Israeli fiction in English. -- Jonathan D. Sarna, Brandeis University Joseph Lowin's close and brilliant readings of eight Israeli novels serves as a superb introduction to the country's greatest living writers, the issues that they grapple with, the language that they employ, and the textual tradition that they draw upon. A masterful guide to contemporary Israeli fiction in English. -- Jonathan D. Sarna, Brandeis University A highly readable and informed introduction to Israeli literature through eight novel studies for the general reader. Joseph Lowin traces the authors' discoveries of art and explorations of the creative process in daily life. Each work is celebrated for its contribution to the continuing revival of Hebrew and its connection to the larger republic of letters. -- Nancy Berg, Washington University, St. Louis Author InformationJoseph Lowin is a retired professor of humanities living in New York City. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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