Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making (SUNY series in Contemporary Jewish Literature and Culture) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438480482 ISBN 13: 9781438480480

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2021

Synopsis

A portrait of Israeli literature in its full transnational and multilingual complexity.

2021 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title

Toward the end of the twentieth century, an unprecedented surge of writing altered the Israeli literary scene in profound ways. As fresh creative voices and multiple languages vied for recognition, diversity replaced consensus. Genres once accorded lower status-such as the graphic novel and science fiction-gained readership and positive critical notice. These trends ushered in not only the discovery and recovery of literary works but also a major rethinking of literary history. In Since 1948, scholars consider how recent voices have succeeded older ones and reverberated in concert with them; how linguistic and geographical boundaries have blurred; how genres have shifted; and how canon and competition have shaped Israeli culture. Charting surprising trajectories of a vibrant, challenging, and dynamic literature, the contributors analyze texts composed in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Arabic; by Jews and non-Jews; and by Israelis abroad as well as writers in Israel. What emerges is a portrait of Israeli literature as neither minor nor regional, but rather as transnational, multilingual, and worthy of international attention.

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About the Author

Nancy E. Berg is Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Washington University in St. Louis.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438480482
• ISBN 13: 9781438480480
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306
• Editor: Berg Nancy E., Sokoloff Naomi B.