Israel in Exile: Jewish Writing and the Desert

by Ranen Omer-Sherman and John Hass

Israel in Exile is a bold exploration of how the ancient desert of Exodusand Numbers, as archetypal site of human liberation, forms a templatefor modern political identities, radical scepticism, and questioning ofofficial narratives of the nation that appear in the works of contemporaryIsraeli authors including David Grossman, Shulamith Hareven, andAmos Oz, as well as diasporic writers such as Edmund Jabes andSimone Zelitch. In contrast to other ethnic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252030435
• ISBN13: 9780252030437
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years