50 Stories from Israel: An AnthologyZisi Stavi, Chaya Galai It is widely accepted that the short story is the most difficult genre in fiction because it is so condensed. This anthology includes 50 short stories from modern Hebrew literature covering the first half-century as Israel`s existence as a modern state. They are the product of three literary periods: the Palmach Generation, the State Generation, and the Generation of the 90`s, which includes some postmodernist writers.Israel has a rich tradition of storytelling and storytellers. The works included here reflect a broad spectrum of styles and subjects in order to acquaint the reader with Israel`s best short-story writers |
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... night . A long - drawn - out , dolorous wail drifts on the night air from sunset until the early hours . The voices penetrate to the gardens and pathways of the kibbutz and charge our nights with an uneasy heaviness . No sooner have you ...
... night . A long - drawn - out , dolorous wail drifts on the night air from sunset until the early hours . The voices penetrate to the gardens and pathways of the kibbutz and charge our nights with an uneasy heaviness . No sooner have you ...
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... night it was clear to me that I was going to get up early and do as I had planned : employment office , tidy my ... night when I was Scheherezade and Dunyazad and King Shahariar . He is leaving , walking through walls , not touching the ...
... night it was clear to me that I was going to get up early and do as I had planned : employment office , tidy my ... night when I was Scheherezade and Dunyazad and King Shahariar . He is leaving , walking through walls , not touching the ...
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... night out of fear of his creditors . It had had two telephone lines , venetian blinds , an enormous poster of Paris at night , wall - to - wall carpeting , a cuckoo clock , and an umbrella stand by the door . On sleepless nights ...
... night out of fear of his creditors . It had had two telephone lines , venetian blinds , an enormous poster of Paris at night , wall - to - wall carpeting , a cuckoo clock , and an umbrella stand by the door . On sleepless nights ...
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Abbot Monteiro Arab asked Aunt Oppenheim Aviv Barazani Bialer body chair cigarette Clara dark David Shahar dogs door Dunyazad Ernst everything eyes face father felt fingers floor girl glass Grandfather Grandmother hair hand happened Havka head heard heart Hebrew Hebrew Literature inside Israel Israel Prize Itamar Izakino Jerusalem Judith Katzir Kalman kibbutz kitchen knew laughed legs light looked Mira Magen Mirtel morning mother mouth moved Naama Nehushtan never night once Petah Tikva prison pulled remembered Sasson Shaul shekels shoulder shouted silent sitting sleep smell smile standing stared stone stood stopped street suddenly suitcase talk Tel Aviv University tell things thought Kätzchen told took tree turned Uncle Arthur voice waiting walked wall wanted window woman words Yedioth Ahronoth Yiddish Yitzhak Ben-Ner Yochanan Yossl Birstein