More and More Equal - Berg, Nancy E.
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More and More Equal examines the works of Sami Michael, the most significant Israeli writer who has made the transition from Arabic to Hebrew. Born in Baghdad, Michael fled in 1948 to Iran, and later to Israel, to escape imprisonment or execution due to his involvement with the Iraqi Communist Party. Early in his career Michael was deemed merely an "ethnic" writer, but his incredible popular success and indelible influence on his Israeli audience have forced critics to consider his writings anew. Nancy E. Berg sheds light on Michael's belated canonization and offers fresh readings of each of Michael's major novels.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
More and More Equal examines the works of Sami Michael, the most significant Israeli writer who has made the transition from Arabic to Hebrew. Born in Baghdad, Michael fled in 1948 to Iran, and later to Israel, to escape imprisonment or execution due to his involvement with the Iraqi Communist Party. Early in his career Michael was deemed merely an "ethnic" writer, but his incredible popular success and indelible influence on his Israeli audience have forced critics to consider his writings anew. Nancy E. Berg sheds light on Michael's belated canonization and offers fresh readings of each of Michael's major novels.
Autorenporträt
Nancy E. Berg is associate professor of Hebrew and comparative literature, Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Berg's research is an important step in the direction of revealing the great importance of Sami Michael's works. -- Batya Shimony, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Hebrew Studies In this valuable study, Berg (Washington University, St. Louis) makes a solid case for the discovery of this important novelist... Recommended. CHOICE