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Item Details
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THE OXFORD BOOK OF HEBREW SHORT STORIES
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| By: |
Glenda Abramson (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£17.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0192142062 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780192142061 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 August, 1996 |
| Pages: |
421 |
| Translated from: |
Hebrew |
| Description: |
A collection of 33 stories charting the development of themes and styles in Jewish fiction from the late 19th century to the present day. Writers such as Amos Oz and David Grossman are featured, appearing in English translation for the first time. |
| Synopsis: |
It is unusual for a creative literature to be so much younger than its language, and the story of the development of Hebrew fiction is no less fascinating than the stories that embody it in this collection. The extraordinary revival of Hebrew as a spoken language at the turn of the twentieth century led to an explosion of literary activity that eventually drew a clear line of progression from the Jewish writers of Eastern Europe to their modern descendants in present-day Israel. From a narrative whose concerns were predominantly historical and religious, Hebrew fiction has grown to embrace the modern world and to deal with subjects such as daily life in a small Jewish town, intellectual disillusionment, and the huge political changes with which Jewish writers have had to come to terms following the establishment of the State of Israel. War inevitably features often in these stories which reflect, more than the literature of any other country, the social and political dilemmas of a multifarious culture. Alongside the grand themes are more intimate explorations of human relationships, and of individual triumph and anguish within the complexities of twentieth-century life.This book is intended for anyone interested in the development of Hebrew fiction, readers of short stories, literary/social history courses (graduate level) on Hebrew Language and literature. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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