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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Main Author: Tamar Setter
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales 2015-01-01
Series:Yod
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/yod/2286
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-1762789445434ce0b006680e376906162022-12-22T03:19:10ZfraInstitut National des Langues et Civilisations OrientalesYod0338-93162261-02002015-01-012010.4000/yod.2286Is There Place for a New Watchwoman for the House of Israel?Tamar SetterIn 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.http://journals.openedition.org/yod/2286Shalev Zeruya (1959-)Oz Amos (1939-)Grossman David (1954-)Yehoshua Abraham B. (1936-)political writernational narrative
spellingShingle Tamar Setter
Is There Place for a New Watchwoman for the House of Israel?
Yod
Shalev Zeruya (1959-)
Oz Amos (1939-)
Grossman David (1954-)
Yehoshua Abraham B. (1936-)
political writer
national narrative
title Is There Place for a New Watchwoman for the House of Israel?
title_full Is There Place for a New Watchwoman for the House of Israel?
title_fullStr Is There Place for a New Watchwoman for the House of Israel?
title_full_unstemmed Is There Place for a New Watchwoman for the House of Israel?
title_short Is There Place for a New Watchwoman for the House of Israel?
title_sort is there place for a new watchwoman for the house of israel
topic Shalev Zeruya (1959-)
Oz Amos (1939-)
Grossman David (1954-)
Yehoshua Abraham B. (1936-)
political writer
national narrative
url http://journals.openedition.org/yod/2286
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