Contemporary Israeli Literature: Secrets, Lies, and Power Plays

Teachers: Haya Laufer & Luther Jett
Co-Sponsored by the Israel Connection Committee and the Jewish Studies Committee
via Zoom only. 

Each session will be two hours.
For this two-session class, we’ll examine and discuss two works by Israeli authors.

First, we’ll discuss Dov Alfon’s suspense novel, “A Long Night in Paris” [Laila Aroch b’Paris , Kinneret 2016; English Translation by Daniella Zamir, MacLehose Press, 2019]. Set in Israel and Paris, this thriller provides a timely perspective on high-level governmental corruption and international intrigue.

Then, in May, we’ll look at Sami Michael’s “A Trumpet in the Wadi” [Am Oved Publishers 1987; English translation by Yael Lotan, Simon & Schuster, 2003].  Set in Haifa, during the months preceding the 1982 conflict in Lebanon, the book tells the story of two Christian Arab sisters living in the Arab quarter, whose lives are changed when a Russian emigre moves into their building.

“A Long Night in Paris”  may be purchased on-line in a variety of formats:

Simon & Schuster:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Long-Night-in-Paris/Dov-Alfon/9781643134369

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Night-Paris-must-read-thriller/dp/0857058819/

Bookshop:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-long-night-in-paris-dov-alfon/13457449?ean=9781643134369

Barnes & Noble:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-long-night-in-paris-dov-alfon/1131500274

The book may also be borrowed from D.C. Public Libraries and rented as an eBook from Montgomery County Public Libraries.

“A Trumpet in the Wadi” is also available on-line from a range of sources:

Simon & Schuster:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Trumpet-in-the-Wadi/Sami-Michael/9780743261487

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Trumpet-Wadi-Novel-Sami-Michael/dp/0743261488

Bookshop:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-trumpet-in-the-wadi-sami-michael/952006

Thriftbooks:
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/a-trumpet-in-the-wadi_sami-michael/522072/#edition=1721690&idiq=1829957

AbeBooks:
https://www.abebooks.com/9780743261487/Trumpet-Wadi-Novel-Michael-Sami-0743261488/plp