If Salt Has Memory: New Writing by Jewish Exiled Writers - Softcover

Jennifer Langer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905512368 ISBN 13: 9781905512362

Publisher: Five Leaves Publications, 2008

Synopsis

If Salt Has Memory explores exile in the modern Jewish world. The book is not directly connected to the Holocaust, but reflects another layer of Jewish exile among those who had to leave their homes for political or literary reasons. In many cases, however, the book gives voice to those who had to leave in the face of ethnic cleansing. If Salt Has Memory comprises essays, memoir and fiction by Jewish writers in exile from many lands - contributors include the former leader of the Tupameros guerrillas in Uruguay, a philosopher from Tunisia, a playwright from Zimbabwe, and writers from Yemen, Libya, Bosnia, Cuba, Poland, Ethiopia, Turkey, Hungary and South Africa. Jewish writers in exile from Iran, Iraq and South America are well represented. There is also one writer who left Israel rather than serve in the armed forces there. Contributors include many well known writers including Andre Aciman, Eli Amir, Ariel Dorfman, Moris Farhi, Naim Kattan, Sami Michael, Gillian Slovo, George Szirtes and Albert Memmi.

About this title

Synopsis:

"If Salt Has Memory" comprises essays, memoir and fiction by Jewish writers in exile from many lands - contributors include the former leader of the Tupamaros guerrillas in Uruguay, a French philosopher from Tunisia, political activists from Zimbabwe, Iran, Argentina and writers from Yemen, Bosnia, Cuba, Poland and South Africa. The anthology is particularly strong on Jewish writers in exile from Iraq - several essays are translated from Arabic - Iran and South America.Contributors include: Andre Aciman: author of "Out of EgyptEli Amir": author of "Farewell, Baghdad"; Ariel Dorfman: writer of the play "Death and the Maiden"; Moris Farhi: author of "Children of the Rainbow"; Naim Kattan: author of "Farewell Babylon"; Sami Michael: author of "Trumpet in the Wadi"; Gillian Slovo: author of the "Orange Prize short-listed Ice Road"; George Szirtes: winner of the TS Eliot prize for poetry and other writers published internationally. This book is not directly connected to the Holocaust, but reveals another layer of Jewish exile - political and literary refugees from many lands.

About the Author:

Jennifer Langer established Exiled Writers Ink - the London-based organisation of refugee and exiled writers. She is the daughter of refugee parents and the editor of three previous Five Leaves collections by refugee and exiled writers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Five Leaves Publications
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1905512368
• ISBN 13: 9781905512362
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 391
• Editor: Jennifer Langer