Textile (Jewish Women Writers Ser.)

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Synopsis
A wealthy Israeli family is at a precipice in their lives in this nuanced, contemporary novel.

As Amanda Gruber, the matriarch of the family, undergoes an invasive cosmetic procedure, Lirit, her rebellious daughter, takes over operations at the family's pajama factory. Her brother Dael serves in the Israeli army as a sniper, while Irad, their neglectful father, a genius scientist, travels to the United States to conduct research on flak jackets. Each family member is pulled in conflicting directions, forced to examine their contentious relationships to one another. With surprising humor, Textile details the gradual disintegration of a family strained by distance and the corrosive effects of consumerism and militarism.Orly Castel-Bloom is considered a leading voice in Hebrew literature today. Her postmodern classic Dolly City has been included in UNESCO's Collection of Representative Works, and was nominated in 2007 as one of the ten most important books since the creation of the state of Israel. She has received the Tel Aviv Foundation Award, the Alterman Prize for Innovation, the Prime Minister's Prize three times (1994, 2001, 2011), the Newman Prize, the French WIZO Prize for Human Parts, and the Leah Goldberg Prize. Her books have been translated into eleven languages.

Copyright:
2013

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
160 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781558618268
Publisher:
The Feminist Press at CUNY
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Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
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