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Jewish Review of Books Unspun 25 Oct 2018
The author announces his plan to write a book on Jews and fantasy literature. He discusses the novel "Spinning Silver" by Naomi Novik, which is set in a late...
25 Oct 2018
Jewish Review of Books Lost in America 14 Sep 2018
"Zot ani, Iowa" by Galit Dahan Carlibach is a dark comedy based on her residency at the University of Iowa, taking fictional liberties with her real-life exp...
14 Sep 2018
Jewish Review of Books Out-of-Body Experiences: Recent Israeli Science Fiction and Fantasy 21 Mar 2018
Israeli science fiction and fantasy novels such as Yoav Blum's "The Unswitchable" and Ofir Touch Gafla's "The Guests" delve into themes of identity and body-...
21 Mar 2018
Jewish Review of Books Perish the Thought 18 Sep 2017
Bruno Chaouat's book, "Is Theory Good for the Jews?" critically examines how postmodern theorists in Europe and America have often failed to effectively addr...
18 Sep 2017
Jewish Review of Books The Exilarch’s Lost Princess 27 Mar 2017
Jonathan Levi's novel "Septimania" tells the story of Malory, a British organ-tuner who discovers he is a descendant of the Jewish exilarch of Baghdad, Charl...
27 Mar 2017
Jewish Review of Books Brave New Golems 4 Jan 2017
The modern portrayal of golems in popular culture, such as in the game Pokmon GO, deviates from the traditional Jewish concept of a golem as a magically crea...
4 Jan 2017
Jewish Review of Books The Inklings 23 Jun 2016
The Inklings were a group of Christian writers, including J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, who met in the 1930s to 1950s to share writing, criticism, and conve...
23 Jun 2016
Jewish Review of Books A Cipher and His Songs 28 Dec 2015
Avraham Halfi, a lesser-known but influential Israeli poet whose works were often sung by Arik Einstein, is the subject of the recent documentary "Chayav mel...
28 Dec 2015
Jewish Review of Books Drawing Conclusions: Joann Sfar and the Jews of France 9 Sep 2015
Joann Sfar, a prominent French comic book creator, delves into Jewish themes in his works, notably exploring the challenges of anti-Semitism and Jewish ident...
9 Sep 2015
Jewish Review of Books Jews of Dune 29 Mar 2015
Frank Herbert's iconic science fiction novel "Dune" presents a futuristic universe where religion is a potent force influenced by Judaism and other faiths, p...
29 Mar 2015