Posts tagged

"Israel "

December 27, 2012

Conflicted and Arab in Israel: Second Person Singular by Sayed Kashua

Many have chronicled the painful and complex history of the Israeli Arab, trapped in an intractable cultural, religious, and political conflict, but none has done so with Kashua's talents.

September 14, 2012

Coming of Age in the Army of Israel: Shani Boianjiu’s The People of Forever Are Not Afraid

The transporting nature of literature is one of many reasons to read -- and one of the many reasons to pick up Shani Boianjiu's debut novel.

July 18, 2012

Alice Hoffman’s The Dovekeepers: Femininity in a Time of Ancient War

With breathtaking prose, Alice Hoffman delivers another spellbinding novel of magic, love, and female friendship in The Dovekeepers.