Translating Israel: Contemporary Hebrew Literature and Its Reception in America

by Alan L. Mintz and Alan Mintz

Book Overview

Reflects the rise of literature in modern-day Israel and the problematic reception of literature in America and within the American Jewish community.

Israeli literature provides a unique lens for viewing th inner dynamics of this small but critically important society. In addition, its leading writers such as S. Y. Agnon, Yehuda Amichai, Amos Oz, and A. B. Yehoshua, among others, are recognized internationally as major world literary figures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815628994
• ISBN13: 9780815628996
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"