Recommendation of three novels on Israel (Meir Shalev, Etgar Keret, Mark Twain) in “Read My Country”, On The Strand on BBC World Service radio.
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Posts Tagged ‘essays’
“Read My Country” on BBC World Service
Monday, August 9th, 2010About Almost Dead in the Jewish Book Council blog
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
“As a soldier in Gaza in the first Intifada, I unknowingly started the research to a novel I was to publish 18 years later.”
An essay about the research for the forthcoming novel on settlers in My Jewish Learning, the Jewish Book Council blog.
About the research on settlers in the Jewish Book Council blog
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010“In one outpost, a stunning place on the edge of the desert, I found a small hut to sit and write. The bath and toilet were outside under the sky, the floor was hard rock and the wind whistled through the cracks.”
An essay about the research for the forthcoming novel on settlers in My Jewish Learning, the Jewish Book Council blog.
About Eating Standing Up in the Jewish Book Council Blog
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010“Jerusalem prides itself, among other things, for its fast food, which derives its inspiration from the unique multicultural experience of the city: east and west, oriental and European, Arab and Jewish, ancient and new”.
An essay about the research for the collection of columns Eating Standing Up in My Jewish Learning, the Jewish Book Council blog
About Moving in the Jewish Book Council blog
Monday, April 19th, 2010“I moved the furniture and personal belongings of families, offices and companies all over the U.S., and had an intimate inside look at the way the business worked, the life of Israelis in it, and the way they experienced America”.
An essay about the research for the novel Moving in My Jewish Learning, the Jewish Book Council blog.
Novels in Conflict – comment in “The View From Here” Magazine
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Comment on Israeli writing and film-making about the conflict. Published in English magazine, “The View from Here”.
Israeli fiction project in Guernica Magazine
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
An Israeli fiction project I edited for Guernica Magazine, featuring Etgar Keret, Michal Zamir, Sami Berdugo, Eshkol Nevo and myself.
Ultimate XI on the NYT soccer blog
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
“My team is all-Israeli, with a heavy emphasis on late-’70s/early-’80s players and specifically those playing for the club Beitar Jerusalem — that’s right, my team since I was a young man.” Full article
Comment in SZ on the elections
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009Comment on my floating vote ahead of today’s general elections in Israel. In German. Full article
Comment in Sueddeutsche Zeitung on Gaza
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009Comment on the aftermath of the Gaza operation. Full article