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Author Ehrlich, David, 1959-2020

Title Who will die last : stories of life in Israel / David Ehrlich ; edited by Ken Frieden
Edition First edition
Published Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 154 pages)
Series Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and the Arts
Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and the Arts
Contents To the limit -- The store -- Stars -- The Sol Popovitch war -- Green island -- On reserve -- Vadim -- How the world is run -- The life and death of Frank -- On the porch -- Utterly nameless -- The national library -- Alone -- Keeping kosher -- It's all right -- Lilly -- That boy -- Sushi -- Tuesday and Thursday mornings -- At the port -- Who will die last
Summary This is a collection of short stories originally written in Hebrew, each translated by a different person. The translators are writers, teachers, activists, doctors, or rabbis, and they all bring a unique voice to stories of life and the search for meaning within it. The author's characters are quirky and uncomfortable in themselves, yet they are incredibly honest and worthy of the reader's time and empathy. In "It's All Right," for instance, the character struggles with hiding his homosexuality from his parents, who are coming for an unexpected visit from Israel. "Three times I move the flowers, trying to give my hovel the appearance of a home. The pink carnations look a little confused." Hidden homosexuality is a theme within the stories, and in this way becomes a metaphor for the many ways in which we all feel different from others and ashamed of this difference. Yet despite the odd characters living in distant or unlikely places, these stories of the struggle to belong show the humor and pathos of the shared human condition
Notes English
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Subject Ehrlich, David, 1959-2020 -- Translations into English
SUBJECT Ehrlich, David, 1959-2020 fast
Subject LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
FICTION -- Short Stories (single author)
Genre/Form Translations
Form Electronic book
Author Frieden, Ken, 1955-
ISBN 9780815652243
0815652240
Other Titles Short stories. Selections. English