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0 Literature Culture

REVIEW: ‘Happy New Years’

Robert Nagler Miller in Hadassah · 5 Sep

Maya Arad's novel "Happy New Years" explores the life and growth of Leah Moskovich Zuckerman through an engaging epistolary format.

0 Literature Israel

How Jessica Cohen became the go-to English translator of contemporary Israeli literature

Andrew Esensten in JTA · 20 May 2024

Jessica Cohen has risen to prominence as the most sought-after Hebrew-to-English translator of contemporary Israeli literature.

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The Protocols of Neoliberalism

Adam Kirsch in Jewish Review of Books · 3 Oct 2022

Nir Baram's novel, "World Shadow," explores the concept of conspiracy and power in different social spheres.

0 Literature Israel

Equine Ambles into a Watering Hole: An Interview with Jessica Cohen

Rachel Scheinerman in Jewish Review of Books · 12 Jun 2018

Translator Jessica Cohen, who shared the 2017 Man Booker International Prize with David Grossman for translating "A Horse Walks into a Bar," discusses the complexities of translating Hebrew literature.

0 Literature Holocaust

Why the Long Face?

Erica Brown in Jewish Review of Books · 28 Jun 2017

David Grossman's novel "A Horse Walks into a Bar" tells the story of comedian Dov Greenstein's final stand-up show in a seedy club, where he performs a dark and unsettling routine that blurs the line between comedy and tragedy, exposing his own emotional and physical vulnerabilities.