{"product_id":"the-pen-and-the-sword-jonathan-pearlman-9781922517142","title":"The Pen and the Sword: Israel, Writing, Politics: Jewish Quarterly 250","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuccessive generations of Israeli writers have charted the hopes of peace and the pain of conflict. What does the nation's writing reveal about the challenges of today?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The process of saying goodbye to these two authors, who had been a visible presence in Israeli society for decades, is far from over.\" -Nir Baram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pen and the Sword explores the efforts by successive generations of Israeli writers to grapple with their nation's difficult political questions. In a probing essay, Israeli novelist \u003cstrong\u003eNir Baram\u003c\/strong\u003e examines the remarkable friendship between two giants of Israeli literature - Amos Oz and A.B. Yehoshua - whose lives, writing and passionate disputes reflect their country's recent turbulent history and divides. And leading critic \u003cstrong\u003eArik Glasne\u003c\/strong\u003er surveys a younger generation of Israeli writers, whose disparate voices and stories provide a crucial glimpse into Israel today.\u003cbr\u003eThe issue also includes \u003cstrong\u003eSteven Nadler\u003c\/strong\u003e's new insights into the excommunication of Spinoza, \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Vatikiotis\u003c\/strong\u003e's portrait of the Jewish community of pluralist Singapore and book reviews by \u003cstrong\u003eIrris Makler\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Balint\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Pearlman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922517143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922517142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jewish Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 5.87w x 0.26d","brand":"Jonathan Pearlman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437143634175,"sku":"9781922517142","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c461b98-bb31-4e36-9a09-de675a0c0449.jpg?v=1777160161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pen-and-the-sword-jonathan-pearlman-9781922517142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}