Exile from Exile: Israeli Writers from Iraq

232 Pages·1996·15.38 MB·English

by  Nancy E. Berg, James J. Lorence

EXILE FROM EXILE
Israeli Writers from Iraq
SUNY Series in Israeli Studies
Russell Stone, editor
EXILE FROM EXILE
ISRAELI WRITERS FROM IRAQ
Nancy E. Berg
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Berg, Nancy E.
Exile from exile: Israeli writers from Iraq / Nancy E. Berg.
p. cm. - (SUNY series in Israeli studies)
Includes biblliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7914-2979-2 (hc: acid-free). - ISBN 0-7914-2980-6
(pb : acid-free)
1. Israeli fiction-history and criticism. 2. Arabic literature
Jewish authors-History and criticism. 3. Arabic literature·-Iraq
History and criticism. 4. Jews, Iraqi-Israel-Intellectual life.
I. Ti tie. II. Series
PJ5029.B47 1996
892.4'3609920694-dc20 95-44136
CIP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Dedicated with love to my parents,
Shirley and Dave Berg

Contents
Acknowledgments - ix
Preface - xiii
PART ONE. THE LITERATURE OF EXILE
AND IRAQI JEWISH WRITING
Chapter 1. Exile, Literature, and Jewish Writers - 3
Chapter 2. The Jewish Community in Iraq - 15
Chapter 3. Jewish Writers of Modem Iraqi Fiction - 29
PART TWO. NARRATIVE WRITINGS OF
THE IRAQI JEWS IN ISRAEL
Chapter 4. The Choice of Language - 43
Chapter 5. The Experience of Transition:
First Novels in Hebrew - 67
Chapter 6. Childhood in Iraq:
Narratives in Arabic - 107
Chapter 7. Different Perspectives on Life in Iraq:
Narratives in Hebrew - 129
Chapter 8. Conclusion - 151
Notes -157
Bibliography - 191
Index- 207