Description: A portrait of Israeli literature in its full transnational and multilingual complexity.
Brief description: Nancy E. Berg is Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Washington University in St. Louis.
Review Quotes:
"Berg and Sokoloff make a heroic effort to address the complexities of Israeli literature since 1948, the founding year of the State of Israel." -- CHOICE
"A principal strength of the volume lies in its conversational foundation ... The possible conversations between essays that a reader may envision are likely to constitute a worthwhile exercise, whether they are broad and deep or limited in scope." -- Hebrew Higher Education
"Since 1948 is an in many ways illuminating collection of essays on Israeli literature that broadens and deepens our understanding of the subject." -- Fathom
"The extensive introduction does a great job of scanning the various stages in the development of Israeli literature and devises a new periodization of this rich corpus using original criteria. The book as a whole presents a strong overall view of this body of literature without becoming encyclopedic, attempting to begin a process of canonization. Furthermore, while this book speaks of the margins, it also considers the central narrative and works to redefine both." -- Nili Gold, author of Yehuda Amichai: The Making of Israel's National Poet