Every Friday morning My Machberet presents an assortment of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety.
Discovered via Fiction & Film for French Historians: Julie Kalman reviews An Officer and a Spy, a novel by Robert Harris that is based on the Dreyfus Affair. The book will be released in the U.S. late next month.
Beautiful poem, “Hineini,” by David M. Harris (scroll down).
Leah Falk writes about Kenneth Bonert’s novel The Lion Seeker, which, Falk explains, “tells a Jewish immigration story that never touches America, but nonetheless takes in hand this vulnerability and other difficulties in the literature and public narratives of immigration.”
Fascinating review of the Dreyfus affair book- had a class with Michael Burns in my college days, which sparked my interest in the article – exciting to see his book mentioned! Will keep my eye out for the novel.
Fascinating review of the Dreyfus affair book- had a class with Michael Burns in my college days, which sparked my interest in the article – exciting to see his book mentioned! Will keep my eye out for the novel.
Thanks, Jennifer. Small world.
Did you ever see this post of mine? Sadly, the “series” idea never quite panned out. https://edreifus.wpengine.com/2011/06/books-about-the-dreyfus-affair/