8 Great Hebrew Short Novels

by Alan Lelchuk (Editor), Gershon Shaked (Editor)

This is an anthology comprising complete novellas by some of the finest Hebrew writers of the past century. S.Y. Agnon, Yosef Brenner, Uri Gnessin, Yitzhak Shami, David Fogel, Amos Oz, Yehoshua Kenaz and A.B. Yehoshua are all represented in newly revised translations.

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction

451 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Xeni · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I can’t say that I read every novella in this collection, I did read three of them in my Hebrew Lit. class. My favorite was “The Continuing Silence of a Poet” by Yehoshua.

[Mish Middelmann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating - a first time for me to enter the world of Hebrew literature, thanks to an Israeli house guest. Interestingly, I enjoyed best the one that explored the Arab world. I was also surprised by how inward-focused most of the novels were, given that the Israelis I have met have been outgoing and action-oriented.