A Tragicomic Tale of Marital Love and Cognitive Decline
A.B. Yehoshua's most recent novel, The Tunnel, is a tragicomic case study of marital love and cognitive decline.
To the Edge of Sorrow: A Review
If To the Edge of Sorrow, in Stuart Schoffman’s masterful translation, is not Aharon Appelfeld’s best and most accessible novel, it is certainly among his top three.
Biblical Midrash in Contemporary Israeli Literature
Literary critic and linguist Joseph Lowin analyzes eight contemporary Israeli writers through the books they have written over the past four decades.
Amos Oz, David Grossman, Meir Shalev and Aharon Appelfeld
New works from Israel's most celebrated novelists mine the depths of gloom and optimism, revenge and loyalty, love and hate.