04003nam 2200745Ia 450 991095348930332120200520144314.09780791496428079149642297805850426640585042667(CKB)111004366804754(OCoLC)42854722(CaPaEBR)ebrary10588892(SSID)ssj0000151879(PQKBManifestationID)11153796(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000151879(PQKBWorkID)10320179(PQKB)10161158(MiAaPQ)EBC3408341(MdBmJHUP)muse13915(Au-PeEL)EBL3408341(CaPaEBR)ebr10588892(DE-B1597)736067(DE-B1597)9780791496428(Perlego)2674276(EXLCZ)9911100436680475419950926d1996 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierExile from exile Israeli writers from Iraq /Nancy E. Berg1st ed.Albany State University of New York Press19961 online resource (xvi, 212 pages)SUNY series in Israeli studiesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791429792 0791429792 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Content -- PART ONE: THE LITERATURE OF EXILE AND IRAQI JEWISH WRITING -- Exile, Literature, and Jewish Writers -- The Jewish Community in Iraq -- Jewish Writers of Modern Iraqi Fiction -- PART TWO: NARRATIVE WRITINGS OF THE IRAQI JEWS IN ISRAEL -- The Choice of Language -- The Experience of Transition: First Novels in Hebrew -- Childhood and Home in Iraq: Narratives in Arabic -- Different Perspectives on Life in Iraq: Narratives in Hebrew -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.The standard histories of Israeli literature limit the canon, virtually ignoring those who came to Israel from Jewish communities in the Middle East. By focusing on the work of Iraqi-born authors, this book offers a fundamental rethinking of the canon and of Israeli literary history.The story of these writers challenges common conceptions of exile and Zionist redemption. At the heart of this book lies the paradox that the dream of ingathering the exiles has made exiles of the ingathered. Upon arriving in Israel, these writers had to decide whether to continue writing in their native language, Arabic, or begin in a new language, Hebrew. The author reveals how Israeli works written in Arabic depict different memories of Iraq from those written in Hebrew. In addition, her analysis of the early novels of Hebrew writers set against the experience of "transit camps" (ma'abarot) argues for a re-evaluation of the significance of this neglected literary subgenre.Israeli fictionHistory and criticismArabic literatureJewish authorsHistory and criticismArabic literatureIraqHistory and criticismJews, IraqiIsraelIntellectual lifeJudaism and literatureIsraelJudaism and literatureIraqIsraeli fictionHistory and criticism.Arabic literatureJewish authorsHistory and criticism.Arabic literatureHistory and criticism.Jews, IraqiIntellectual life.Judaism and literatureJudaism and literature892.4/3609920694Berg Nancy E645443MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953489303321Exile from exile1189666UNINA