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pick19 year old Shulim Vogelmann goes to Israel to learn Hebrew, ends up studying history at Jerusalem university and finally decides to become an Israeli citizen. It reads like a polished diary: Shulim‘s observations of life in Israel and his first love story intermingle with thoughts of what it means to be Jewish, nationality, identity and Israeli politics.
SqueakyChu What is the name of this book in English? 2y
Anna40 @SqueakyChu I don‘t think it has been translated into English. I found it browsing a bookstore in Italy. Vogelmann is an Italian Jew whose father and grandfather founded the Jewish publishing house Giuntina. They just published the Talmud and mainly publish Israeli literature in Italian translation. Vogelmann translates most of their books https://www.giuntina.it 2y
SqueakyChu @Anna40. Thank you for the information. I can‘t read these books in Italian, but I do recognize names of some Israeli authors in their catalogue. 2y
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Anna40 @SqueakyChu can you recommend any of the Israeli authors? 2y
SqueakyChu There are so many I like. Amos Oz, A.B. Yehoshua, David Grossman, Etgar Keret, Sayed Kashua, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, Meir Shalev. That should get you started!! (edited) 2y
Anna40 @SqueakyChu Thank you 2y
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