Written Arts Program, Interdisciplinary Study of Religions Program, Middle Eastern Studies Program, and Jewish Studies Program Present
Running the from the Literary Past: The Case of Hebrew Literature
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Olin LC 115
4:45 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
4:45 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
A conversation with Israeli-American Author, Ruby Namdar ("The Ruined House" - Winner of 2015 Sapir Prize, English translation due out in 2017) and Professor of Hebrew Literature Haim Weiss (Ben Gurion University of the Negev)
This conversation, with a prize-winning Israeli-American novelist and a scholar of Hebrew literature, moderated by Shai Secunda (Bard, Religion and Jewish Studies) will consider universal literary themes of canon and breach, and reflect on the experience of trying to write a contemporary novel in a top-heavy literary tradition like Hebrew literature.For more information, call 845-758-7389, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Olin LC 115