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A. B. Yehoshua’s “The Lover”

A. B. Yehoshua’s “The Lover”

FromIsrael in Translation


A. B. Yehoshua’s “The Lover”

FromIsrael in Translation

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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Mar 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this episode, Marcela highlights The Lover, the first novel by A. B. Yehoshua, which he wrote in 1977. Yehoshua has been called the Israeli Faulkner, perhaps because of this novel. It is narrated from the point of view of each of its six main characters. Text The Lover by A. B. Yehoshua. Translated by Philip Simpson. Doubleday & Co., 1978. https://tlv1.fm/arts-culture/2015/07/22/a-b-yehoshuas-green-seas-and-yellow-continents/ https://tlv1.fm/israel-in-translation/2020/08/12/the-tunnel/
Released:
Mar 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Exploring Israeli literature in English translation. Host Marcela Sulak takes you through Israel’s literary countryside, cityscapes, and psychological terrain, and the lives of the people who create it.