Offering a radical critique of contemporary Israeli and diaspora
fiction by major writers of the generation after Amos Oz and Philip
Roth, this book asks searching questions about identity formation
in Jewish spaces in the twenty-first century and posits global,
transnational identities instead of the bipolar Israel/diaspora
model. The chapters put into conversation major authors such as
Jonathan Safran Foer, Nicole Krauss, Michael Chabon, and Nathan
Englander with their Israeli counterparts Zeruya Shalev, Eshkol
Nevo, and Etgar Keret and shows that they share common themes and
concerns. Read through a postmodern lens, their preoccupation with
failed marriage and failed ideals brings to the fore the crises of
home, nation, historical destiny, and collective memory in
contemporary secular Jewish culture. At times provocative, at
others iconoclastic, this innovative study must be read by anyone
concerned with Jewish culture and identity today, whether scholars,
students, or the general reader.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Jewish Studies Series |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
Efraim Sicher
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
232 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-213506-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-03-213506-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781032135069 |
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