Keys to the Garden: New Israeli Writing
This first anthology of twentieth-century Israeli literature to feature the work of writers who were born in—or whose families originated from—the Levant, Turkey, Iran, India, and Arab worlds represents twenty-four authors whose concerns with cultural identity, race, class, gender, and political allegiances place their work alongside today’s emerging rediscovered and reinvented Arab, African, Indian, African-American, and Caribbean traditions.
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This first anthology of twentieth-century Israeli literature to feature the work of writers who were born in—or whose families originated from—the Levant, Turkey, Iran, India, and Arab worlds represents twenty-four authors whose concerns with cultural identity, race, class, gender, and political allegiances place their work alongside today’s emerging rediscovered and reinvented Arab, African, Indian, African-American, and Caribbean traditions.Publishers WeeklyNotes
\ Library JournalThis comprehensive survey of the literature produced by Israeli mizrahim (Oriental Jews) covers 24 writers whose work has not appeared much in Englishthe Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Jews or the Jews of the Levant and the Islamic world. The writers were born, or their families come from, Turkey, Iran, India, and the Arab world. Writings include short fiction, novel excerpts, and in-depth interviews. Mainly concerned with identity and politics, the work has more in common with new writing from emerging and rediscovered cultures than mainstream Israeli literature. The foreword provides substantial historical and cultural context for the work; comprehensive biographical notes and photos are provided for each contributor. Recommended for multicultural literary collections.Molly Abramowitz, Silver Spring, Md.\ \
