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    hebrew literature

    Essay

    Detec­tive Fic­tion and the Zion­ist Cul­tur­al Revolution

    Today on the Vis­it­ing Scribe, D. A. Mis­hani con­tin­ues with his series ​“The Mys­tery of the Hebrew Detec­tive,” where he has been inves­ti­gat­ing why it’s so…
    D. A. Mishani
    May 29, 2013
    Essay

    The Mys­tery of the Hebrew Detec­tive: The Inves­ti­ga­tion Begins

    Yes­ter­day, D. A. Mis­hani won­dered why it’s so dif­fi­cult to write a detec­tive in Hebrew. His first detec­tive nov­el, The Miss­ing File, was pub­lished by…
    D. A. Mishani
    May 28, 2013
    Essay

    D. A. Mis­hani and the Mys­tery of the Hebrew Detective

    D. A. Mis­hani is an Israeli crime writer, edi­tor, and lit­er­ary schol­ar, spe­cial­iz­ing in the his­to­ry of detec­tive fic­tion. His first detec­tive nov­el, The Miss­ing…
    D. A. Mishani
    May 27, 2013
    Essay

    Shani Boian­jiu on Writ­ing For­ev­er Stories

    We prompt­ed this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about ​“how they came to write their book.” Over the next sev­er­al weeks, we’ll share their respons­es. Today, Shani…
    Shani Boian­jiu
    May 9, 2013
    Essay

    Asaf Schurr on Writ­ing a Rooster

    We prompt­ed this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about ​“how they came to write their book.” Over the next sev­er­al weeks, we’ll share their respons­es. Today, Asaf…
    Asaf Schurr
    May 6, 2013
    Interview

    Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist…Asaf Schurr

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterOver the past month, we’ve intro­duced you to to Stu­art Nadler, Shani Boian­jiu, Ben Lern­er, and Francesca Segal. Today we intro­duce you…
    Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter
    April 8, 2013
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    Fic­tion
    Kin
    Dror Burstein; Dalya Bilu, trans.
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    Non­fic­tion
    And Rachel Stole the Idols: The Emer­gence of Mod­ern Hebrew Wom­en’s Writing
    Wendy I. Zierler
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    Book Cov­er of the Week: Approach­ing You in English

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterApproach­ing You in Eng­lish, the first book to appear in Eng­lish by not­ed Israeli poet Admiel Kos­man, was pub­lished last year by…
    Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter
    September 5, 2012
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    Non­fic­tion
    A Tale of Love and Darkness
    Amos Oz; Nicholas de Lange, trans.
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    Fic­tion
    Sud­den­ly, a Knock at the Door
    Etgar Keret; Nathan Englander, Miriam Shlesinger, Son­dra Sil­ver­ston, trans.
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    Chil­dren’s
    Lon-Lon’s Big Night
    Miri Leshem-Pelly
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    Chil­dren’s
    Jonathan and the Waves
    Sheri Shira
    Cover of Rhyming Life and Death
    Fic­tion
    Rhyming Life and Death
    Amos Oz; Nicholas de Lange, trans.
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    Non­fic­tion
    Mas­ter­pieces of Hebrew Literature
    Curt Leviant , ed. and intro.
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    Non­fic­tion
    Hebrew Writ­ing of the First World War
    Glenda Abramson
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