Hold On to the Sun
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- Synopsis
- The Israeli author&’s poetry, essays, and stories on the haunting legacy of WWII &“swirl mystically out of history and into dazzling floods of wonder&” (Don DeLillo, author of White Noise). In this portrait of the artist as a young woman, one of Israel&’s most acclaimed contemporary writers weaves together a kaleidoscope of fiction, poetry, and essays. Populated by both fictional and real people, each tale is in some way a search for meaning in a post-Holocaust world. Reminiscent of W.G. Sebald, characters irrationally and humanely find reason for hope in a world that offers little. Essays describe Govrin&’s visits to Poland as a young adult, where her mother had survived a death camp, but had lost her husband and their child, Govrin&’s half-brother. Capturing the depths of denial and the exuberance of youth in a multiplicity of voices, this haunting collection &“joins the few serious books that try through artistic means to face the unspeakable&” (Aharon Appelfield, author of Badenheim 1939).
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 256 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781558616745
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781558616738
- Publisher:
- The Feminist Press at CUNY
- Date of Addition:
- 01/10/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Michal Govrin and Judith G. Miller
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Judith G. Miller
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