Is There Place for a New Watchwoman for the House of Israel?
In this article, I will discuss the special role that Zeruya Shalev has in the contemporary Israeli literature by the interpretation of the novel Love Life (1997). I shall claim that Shalev, as opposed to canonical Israeli writers such as Amoz Oz, A. B. Yehoshua and David Grossman, does not establis...
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| Language: | fra |
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Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Yod |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/yod/2286 |
| Summary: | In this article, I will discuss the special role that Zeruya Shalev has in the contemporary Israeli literature by the interpretation of the novel Love Life (1997). I shall claim that Shalev, as opposed to canonical Israeli writers such as Amoz Oz, A. B. Yehoshua and David Grossman, does not establish herself as the “watchman for the house of Israel”. Thus, she tells the private-domestic-feminine narrative in a way that does not reflect the Israeli national narrative. |
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| ISSN: | 0338-9316 2261-0200 |