Beyond the drama, tragedies, and emotions which are forcefully depicted in Shami's literary works, one senses a craving to indulge in a colorful rendition of the landscape, culture and ways of life of the native country of his youth - the frugal life in the villages and towns, in the hills and valleys of Judea, Samaria, the Jordan valley and the coastal plains, with rare excursions to the cities of Cairo and Damascus, and some flights of imagination to the vast Arab desert and its storehouse of legends - seemingly to capture a reality before it is being transformed and vanished.
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"...one cannot escape the ironic conclusion that Shami may be one of the most significant Palestinian writers of this century." -- Arnold J. Band.
"..one of Modern Hebrew Literature's finest short story writers." -- Arnold J. Band
"Luminous tales" "..the magical beauty of Shami's prose shines through.." -- Merle Rubin, Los Angeles Times, January 22, 2001
"Shami brought into the scene of modern Hebrew literature, some seventy years ago, a local, Palestinian validity..." -- Anton Shammas
"Shami brought into the scene of modern Hebrew literature.. a local, Palestinian validity that hasn't been matched, or challenged, since...." -- Anton Shammas
"The wonderful stories of Yitzhaq Shami occupy a very special place within the complex relationships, both tragic and human..." -- A. B. Yehoshua
"..one of Modern Hebrew Literature's finest short story writers." -- Arnold J. Band
"Luminous tales" "..the magical beauty of Shami's prose shines through.." -- Merle Rubin, Los Angeles Times, January 22, 2001
"Shami brought into the scene of modern Hebrew literature, some seventy years ago, a local, Palestinian validity..." -- Anton Shammas
"Shami brought into the scene of modern Hebrew literature.. a local, Palestinian validity that hasn't been matched, or challenged, since...." -- Anton Shammas
"The wonderful stories of Yitzhaq Shami occupy a very special place within the complex relationships, both tragic and human..." -- A. B. Yehoshua
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Hebrew
Original Language: Hebrew
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"Shami brought into the scene of modern Hebrew literature, some seventy years ago, a local, Palestinian validity that hasn't been matched, or challenged, since. Vengeance of the Fathers is the only novel in modern Hebrew literature whose characters, landscapes and narrative voice are all Palestinian." Anton Shammas
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"Looking back at a story like The Vengeance of the Fathers that portrays the Arabs of Palestine, one cannot escape the ironic conclusion that Shami may be one of the most significant Palestinian writers of this century." Arnold J. Band.
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