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    Israel in Translation

    Israel in Translation

    Israel in Translation

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    Length:
    330 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Exploring Israeli literature in English translation. Host Marcela Sulak takes you through Israel’s literary countryside, cityscapes, and psychological terrain, and the lives of the people who create it.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 330 episodes

    Title

    David Grossman’s “The Desire to Be Gisella”

    In his essay, “The Desire to be Gisella,” Grossman ponders the root of our fear of the...

    6 minutes
    		Jun 02, 2021

    Dory Manor’s “The Language Beneath the Skin”

    This week, Marcela takes a step back from the literature itself to look at the language...

    9 minutes
    		May 19, 2021

    Jews and Words

    In 2014, historian Fania Salzberger Oz, and her father, the late writer Amos Oz, paired...

    6 minutes
    		May 05, 2021

    Meir Shalev’s “The Blue Mountain”

    Set in a rural village prior to the creation of the state of Israel, The Blue Mountain ...

    7 minutes
    		Apr 21, 2021

    The Poetry of Avot Yeshurun

    On this episode, Marcela features the poems of a fascinating writer whose pen name was ...

    7 minutes
    		Apr 07, 2021

    Ayelet Tsabari’s “Savta”

    Marcela shares the second installment of a three-part podcast on Ayalet Tsabari’s impor...

    8 minutes
    		Mar 24, 2021

    A. B. Yehoshua’s “The Lover”

    On this episode, Marcela highlights The Lover, the first novel by A. B. Yehoshua, which...

    7 minutes
    		Mar 10, 2021

    Meir Shalev’s “Four Meals”

    Meir Shalev has been featured on two previous episodes. Four Meals is his third of eigh...

    7 minutes
    		Feb 24, 2021

    Batya Gur’s “Murder on a Kibbutz”

    On this episode, Marcela revisits Batya Gur, who introduced the murder mystery into Heb...

    5 minutes
    		Feb 10, 2021

    Ari Shavit’s “My Promised Land”

    This book catapulted Ari Shavit into the international spotlight. The book was a New Y...

    7 minutes
    		Jan 27, 2021