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    Translation

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    The Hebrew Trans­la­tor on Translation

    In our April JBC Book­shelf, we fea­tured a pdf ver­sion of an arti­cle that first appeared in the sum­mer 2007 issue of Jew­ish Book World. We thought it would be…
    Jes­si­ca Cohen
    April 19, 2012
    Recommended Reading

    JBC Book­shelf: Trans­la­tions and Boundaries

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterWhile not all of this mon­th’s offer­ings are trans­la­tions, there are quite a few in this round’s mix, which makes JBCers…
    Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter
    April 19, 2012
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    Fic­tion
    Sud­den­ly, a Knock at the Door
    Etgar Keret; Nathan Englander, Miriam Shlesinger, Son­dra Sil­ver­ston, trans.
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    Fic­tion
    The Cen­taur in the Garden
    Moacyr Scliar; Margaret A. Neves, trans.
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    Fic­tion
    Nazi Lit­er­a­ture in the Americas
    Roberto Bolano; Chris Andrews, trans.
    Essay

    Book Cov­er of the Week: Sec­ond Per­son Singular

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterCom­ing in April from Grove Press:Acclaimed nov­el­ist Sayed Kashua, the cre­ator of the ground­break­ing Israeli sit­com, ​“Arab Labor,”…
    Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter
    February 7, 2012
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    Call Me By Your Name
    Andre Aciman
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    Non­fic­tion
    Mas­ter­pieces of Hebrew Literature
    Curt Leviant , ed. and intro.
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    Rhyming Life and Death
    Amos Oz; Nicholas de Lange, trans.
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    Poet­ry
    With an Iron Pen: Twen­ty Years of Hebrew Protest Poetry
    Tal Nitzan and Rachel Tzvia Back, eds.
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    A Cat in the Ghetto
    Rachmil Bryks; S. Morris Engel, trans.; Adam Rovner, fwd.
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    Fic­tion
    And the Rat Laughed
    Nava Semel; Miriam Schlesinger, trans.
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    Fic­tion
    The Con­fes­sions of Noa Weber
    Gail Hareven; Dalya Bilu, trans.
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    Fic­tion
    The Girl on the Fridge
    Etgar Keret; Miriam Shlesinger and Son­dra Sil­ver­ston, trans.
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    Fic­tion
    A Pigeon and a Boy
    Evan Fal­l­en­berg
    Meir Shalev
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    Exit Wounds
    Rutu Modan
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