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Sleepwalkers and Other Stories:
The Arab in Hebrew Fiction
edited and with an introduction by Ehud Ben-Ezer
“[A] compelling reading of the complex dynamics of Arab-Israeli relations....
this excellent collection is augmented by an introduction summarizing
the historical context [and] biographical notes on the authors.”
—CHOICE
“Ben-Ezer, himself a distinguished writer and critic, has assembled stories
which provide an indispensable analysis of the role Arabs have
played in the evolution of Zionism.... an acute exploration of Israeli culture.”
—DONNA ROBINSON DIVINE, DIGEST OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
Noted Israeli writer and literary critic Ehud Ben-Ezer presents
short stories and excerpts from novels, dating from 1906 to 1994,
that trace the place of Arabs in Jewish Israeli consciousness.
CONTENTS: Introduction—E. Ben-Ezer. “Latifa” (1906)—M. Smilansky.
Excerpt from Breakdown and Bereavement (1920)—Y. H. Brenner. “Rose Jam”
(1933)—E. Raab. “Under the Tree” (1941)—S.Y. Agnon. “From Foe to
Friend” (1941)—S.Y. Agnon. “The Prisoner” (1949)—S. Yizhar. “The Swimming
Race” (1951)—B. Tammuz. “Facing the Forests” (1963)—A.B. Yehoshua.
“Nomad and Viper” (1963)—A. Oz. Excerpt from Refuge (1977)—S. Michael.
“Sleepwalkers” (1989)—J. Buchan. Excerpt from The Night of the Kid
(1990)—S. Shifra. “Cocked and Locked” (1994)—E. Keret.
1999/184 pages LC: 98-25825
ISBN: 0-89410-852-2 pb £16.50 / $22
Rustic Sunset and Other Stories
Yitzhak Ben-Ner, translated by Robert Whitehill
On awarding Yitzhak Ben-Ner the Ramat-Gan
Prize for Literature for the Hebrew-language
edition of Rustic Sunset, the judges declared:
“Ben-Ner comes to terms with harsh and
painful contemporary material, achieving an
artistic expression that only few writers attain.”
1998/186 pages LC: 97-14266
ISBN: 0-89410-804-2 hc £24.50 / $32
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