Translating Israel: Contemporary Hebrew Literature and Its Reception in America (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780815628996)

Reflects the rise of literature in modern-day Israel and the problematic reception of literature in America and within the American Jewish community.

Israeli literature provides a unique lens for viewing th inner dynamics of this small but critically important society. In addition, its leading writers such as S. Y. Agnon, Yehuda Amichai, Amos Oz, and A. B. Yehoshua, among others, are recognized internationally as major world literary figures. Despite this international recognition, the rich literary
tradition of Israeli literature has failed to reverberate and find significant readership or a following in America even among the American Jewish community.

Alan L. Mintz traces the reception of Israeli literature in America from the 1970s to the present. He analyzes the influences that have shaped modern Israeli literature and reflects on the cultural differences that have impeded American and American Jewish appreciation of Israeli authors. Mintz then turns his attention to specific writers, examining their reception or lack thereof in America and places them within the emerging unfolding critical dialogue between the Israeli and American literary culture.

Author: Alan L. Mintz
ISBN-10: 0815628994
ISBN-13: 9780815628996
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2001
Pages: 284
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.36w x 0.84d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2002 pg. 874
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 212