River Birth – Beloved by Toni Morrison
The protagonist of Beloved gives birth while escaping slavery Continue Reading →
Category: Literature
War and Peace and Birth
Tolstoy depicts giving birth in War and Peace Continue Reading →
On Israelis and Anti-Semitism – Aharon Appelfeld
Appelfeld’s insights on Israelis encountering anti-Semitism Continue Reading →
Second Generation – A Horse Walks into a Bar
David Grossman elaborates on the experience of ‘Second Generation’ Continue Reading →
Who Needs the Diaspora? On A.B.Yehoshua
A.B.Yehoshua depicts the changing attitude of Israelis to the Diaspora Continue Reading →
The Treacherous Jew: Judas by Amos Oz
Amos Oz on coping with the stigma of the Jew Continue Reading →
Cultural Separatism – Black Box
In Black Box Amos Oz describes cultural separatism in Israel Continue Reading →
Who is an Idiot?
Dostoevsky contemplates on being selfless Continue Reading →
Falling into Nazism
Klaus Mann offers historical observations on the rise of Nazism Continue Reading →
The Other You: Lisa and Lottie
Kästner’s Lisa and Lottie provides insights into social perceptions of the ‘self’ Continue Reading →