An Egyptian Novel (Hebrew Literature) - Softcover

Castel-Bloom, Orly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943150222 ISBN 13: 9781943150229

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press, 2017

Synopsis

The protagonist has Egyptian roots going back many generations: on her father’s side, to the expulsion of the Jews of Spain in 1492, when seven brothers of the Kastil family (from Castilla) landed on the Gaza coast after many trials and tribulations. Her mother’s side goes back even further, to the only family that Jewish history has ignored: the ones who said “No” to Moses and stayed in Egypt. After migrating to Israel in the 1950s and settling on a kibbutz―from which they were soon expelled for Stalinism―this storied clan moved to Tel Aviv. In this unconventional family saga, Orly Castel-Bloom blends fact with fiction, history with legend, reimagining the lives of her forebears in unforgettable prose.

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About the Author

Orly Castel-Bloom is a leading voice in Hebrew literature today. Her postmodern classic Dolly City has been included in UNESCO’s Collection of Representative Works, and was nominated in 2007 as one of the ten most important books since the creation of the state of Israel. An Egyptian Novel won the Sapir Prize in 2015.

Review

"Orly Castel-Bloom is a leading voice in Hebrew literature today." (White Review White Review)

"Castel-Bloom is one of Israel’s most original and outrageous writers. She pushes her themes to the limits, often to the cutting edge of madness." (Jerusalem Report Jerusalem Report)

About this edition

• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1943150222
• ISBN 13: 9781943150229
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 141