Exile from Exile: Israeli Writers from Iraq PDF
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EXILE FROM EXILE Israeli Writers from Iraq SUNY Series in Israeli Studies Russell Stone, editor EXILE FROM EXILE ISRAELI WRITERS FROM IRAQ Nancy E. Berg STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press © 1996 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address the State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246 Production by Bernadine Dawes· Marketing by Nancy Farrell Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Berg, Nancy E. Exile from exile: Israeli writers from Iraq / Nancy E. Berg. p. cm. - (SUNY series in Israeli studies) Includes biblliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-2979-2 (hc: acid-free). - ISBN 0-7914-2980-6 (pb : acid-free) 1. Israeli fiction-history and criticism. 2. Arabic literature Jewish authors-History and criticism. 3. Arabic literature·-Iraq History and criticism. 4. Jews, Iraqi-Israel-Intellectual life. I. Ti tie. II. Series PJ5029.B47 1996 892.4'3609920694-dc20 95-44136 CIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dedicated with love to my parents, Shirley and Dave Berg Contents Acknowledgments - ix Preface - xiii PART ONE. THE LITERATURE OF EXILE AND IRAQI JEWISH WRITING Chapter 1. Exile, Literature, and Jewish Writers - 3 Chapter 2. The Jewish Community in Iraq - 15 Chapter 3. Jewish Writers of Modem Iraqi Fiction - 29 PART TWO. NARRATIVE WRITINGS OF THE IRAQI JEWS IN ISRAEL Chapter 4. The Choice of Language - 43 Chapter 5. The Experience of Transition: First Novels in Hebrew - 67 Chapter 6. Childhood in Iraq: Narratives in Arabic - 107 Chapter 7. Different Perspectives on Life in Iraq: Narratives in Hebrew - 129 Chapter 8. Conclusion - 151 Notes -157 Bibliography - 191 Index- 207
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