Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
2018
Titel der Quelle:
Shofar; an Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
36,3 (2018) 60-77
Schlagwort(e):
Adaf, Shimon.
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Hebrew fiction, Modern History and criticism
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Space in literature
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Netivot (Israel) In literature
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Tel Aviv-Yafo (Israel) In literature
Kurzfassung:
In this article, I argue that Shimon Adaf's third novel, "Panim ẓeruvei ḥamah" (Sunburnt Faces, 2008), presents a new interpretation of an old tension in Jewish culture, that is, the tension between "a place" and "the place". The protagonist of Adaf's novel moves from Netivot, where she spends her childhood, to Tel Aviv, where she lives as an adult. I argue that the movement from periphery to center has similar characteristics to the movement from "a place" and "the place", as both begin with a similar wish, create a certain tension, and, upon fulfillment, end with disappointment. A reading of this movement in "Panim ẓeruvei ḥamah" will expose these characteristics and their importance to the creation of voice and identity in the novel.
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