More And More Equal - The Literary Works Of Sami Michael

Informationen zum Autor Nancy E. Berg is associate professor of Hebrew and comparative literature, Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis. Klappentext More and More Equal examines the works of Sami Michael, the most significant Israeli writer who has made the transition from Arabic to Hebrew. Born in Baghdad, Michael fled in 1948 to Iran, and later to Israel, to escape imprisonment or execution due to his involvement with the Iraqi Communist Party. Early in his career Michael was deemed merely an "ethnic" writer, but his incredible popular success and indelible influence on his Israeli audience have forced critics to consider his writings anew. Nancy E. Berg sheds light on Michael's belated canonization and offers fresh readings of each of Michael's major novels. Zusammenfassung More and More Equal examines the works of Sami Michael! the most significant Israeli writer who has made the transition from Arabic to Hebrew. Born in Baghdad! Michael fled in to Iran! and later to Israel! to escape imprisonment or execution due to his involvement with the Iraqi Communist Party. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 From Rooftops to Water Tables Chapter 2 Novel Structures Chapter 3 More Difficult Than Changing Sex Chapter 4 The Human Mosaic Chapter 5 Mapping Critical Reception Chapter 6 Kissing Water Chapter 7 Shifting Landscapes

Product details

• Authors: Nancy E Berg, Nancy E. Berg, Berg Nancy E.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2004
• EAN: 9780739108284
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-0828-4
• No. of pages: 219
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism