This matchless history traces the development of a literature from its European roots into the 1880s, when it had neither a country nor a spoken language, to its flowering on Israeli soil through the 1990s. The product of over 20 years of research, it is unique in its scope, profilingfour generations of writer. Through detailed discussions of themes and styles in specific texts, Shaked conveys the richness of the Hebrew literary tradition. With biographical surveys, historical observations, and sociocultural and political analyses, he highlights the context within which the writings were produced, revealing the complex intertextual play between Hebrew literature and life.
Biografie (Gershon Shaked)
Gershon Shaked, geboren 1929 in Wien, kam 1939 nach Palästina. Er lehrte Hebräische Literatur an der Hebräischen Universität Jerusalem. 1986 wurde Gershon Shaked mit dem Bialik-Preis, 1993 mit dem Israel-Preis ausgezeichnet. Nach zahlreichen literaturwissenschaftlichen Veröffentlichungen legt der prominente Literaturkritiker und -historiker mit Immigranten seinen ersten Roman vor.