From The Jewish Week: “New fiction this season includes two much-awaited posthumous novels, several first and second novels, and unusual volume of paired works by two sisters, works in translation and books by other accomplished novelists.”
J’adore Paris! There are many reasons I’d be happy to be planning another trip to this beautiful city. But for the purposes of this blog, I’ll point simply to a series of Jewish-inflected literary events that will be taking place there the evening of January 23 and all day on January 24, 2010.
These “rencontres,” bringing together “Livres des mondes juifs” (“Books from/of Jewish worlds”) and “Diasporas en dialogue,” have taken place for the past couple of years. (If you understand French, you will enjoy the archived videos from 2008 and 2009.) This year’s program will begin with a session on “Minorities and Citizenship in France,” followed by a reading and discussion with Amos Oz. Several more events will take place on the program’s second, full day, and books will be available for purchase. Check out the full program and ticket information.
(And if any of you should happen to be lucky enough to find yourselves attending all or part of the program, please get in touch with me about the possibility of a guest post!)
Jewish Book Week, an annual London event, will release its 2010 program (slated to take place from February 27-March 7), on January 7.
In the meantime, however, you can enjoy a plethora of recordings from past festival sessions. Truly, the site provides an amazing trove of podcasts and videos to enjoy. (I’ve started with one from last year featuring Philippe Grimbert discussing his autobiographical novel.)
Next Monday evening (November 16), Israeli author Meir Shalev will present a public lecture on “The State of Israeli Literature.” Download the event flyer here.
I received the latest issue of Moment magazine a few days ago. There’s a lot worth noting:
1) An article in which “three Israeli authors [A.B. Yehoshua, Naomi Ragen, and Etgar Keret] “shed the guise of fiction to tell us about their favorite places in the country they love.”
2) A compilation of “the best of Israeli blogs.” (This should keep me busy for awhile.)
3) Commentary on “Jews of Questionable Taste,” those who “exploit their identity to enhance the impact of their anti-Jewish speech and action.”
4) An important “Editor’s Column,” on a “media frenzy” I’d completely missed. (I guess I haven’t been sufficiently attentive to the magazine’s blog.)
5) A poem by Frederick Pollack.
And there’s much more.