Jan 16, 2014 pick up your own copy of second person singular by sayed kashua. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Boston globe from one of the most important contemporary voices to emerge from the middle east comes a gripping tale of love and betrayal, honesty and artifice, which asks whether it is possible to truly. Second person singular by sayed kashua overdrive rakuten. Now living in champaign, illinois with his family, he. With this book, sayed kashua has become one of the most important contemporary hebrew writers. Second person singular by sayed kashua 20, paperback. Nov 25, 2014 second person singular 2010, trans mitch ginsburg 2012 intercuts two stories. Arabs that speak hebrew and had their education at israeli institutes. Second person singular by sayed kashua 2012, hardcover for. He writes a weekly column for haaretz and is the creator of the prizewinning sitcom arab labor. Newsweek as intimated by its name, second person singular is a story of identity, and one as deceptive as its author. Of partial importance to the storyline is tolstoys novella the kreutzer sonata which i read immediately after finishing second person singular.
I had never heard of sayed kashua, but i was immediately interested when i learned that he is a young palestinian, born in 1975, who writes in hebrew. Early in the novel, second person singular, a main character known throughout the book as the lawyer reads a note in his wifes handwriting. Sayed kashua books list of books by author sayed kashua. Mar 29, 20 a 28year old parapalegic, yonatan, is a pivotal figure in sayed kashua s novel, second person singular. Acclaimed novelist sayed kashua, the creator of the. Second person singular is a complicated sonata of voices and identities.
Issues of nationalism, religion, and passing collide with quickly changing social and sexual mores. Buy second person singular by kashua, sayed, ginsburg, mitch isbn. Second person singular, book by sayed kashua paperback. Kashua explores the identity of arabs who are assimilated in israeli culture. About the author sayed kashua was born in 1975 and is the author of the novels dancing arabs and let it be morning, which was shortlisted for the international impac dublin literary award. Sayed kashua has been praised by the new york times as a master of subtle nuance in dealing with both arab and jewish society. Second person singular follows two men, a successful arab criminal attorney and a social workerturnedartist, whose lives intersect under the most curious of circumstances. Second person singular by sayed kashua 20, paperback for. Kashua writes a weekly column for haaretz and is the creator of the prizewinning sitcom, arab labor. A 28year old paraplegic, yonatan, is a pivotal figure in sayed kashuas novel, second person singular. See all books authored by sayed kashua, including second person singular, and. Second person singular is a complicated sonata of voices and identities, translating the identity politics of palestinians in israel.
Second person singular by sayed kashua 2012, hardcover. The book examines the relationship between arabs and jews in israel as well as relationships among arabs themselves. Second person singular is a deliciously complex psychological mystery and a searing dissection of the individuals that comprise a divided society. Jun 17, 2012 second person singular by sayed kashua. Sayed kashua was born in 1975 and is the author of the novels dancing arabs.
Second person singular part comedy of manners, part psychological mystery. Second person singular by palestinianisraeli author sayed kashua tells the story of two men, both arabs, living in jerusalem. With enormous emotional power, and a keen sense of the absurd, kashua spins a tale of love and betrayal, honesty and artifice, and questions whether it is possible to truly reinvent ourselves. Jul 25, 2014 second person singular npr coverage of second person singular by sayed kashua and mitch ginsburg. Second person singular ebook by sayed kashua 9780802194640. Second person singular hardcover porter square books. Second person singular, by sayed kashua the times of israel. A 28year old parapalegic, yonatan, is a pivotal figure in sayed kashua s novel, second person singular. Second person singular is a story of two men living parallel lives, connected by one woman and the. From the opening moment of this disturbing novel, the reader is engaged. Second person singular resonates with all of us, all strangers and the other at one time or another in our lives. The literary achievements of kashuas third novel on the narrative level and, more significantly, on the structural level place second person singular on a totally different plane than his previous works. The book examines the relationship between arabs and jews in israel as well as relationships between arabs themselves. Sayed kashua was born in tira in the triangle region of israel to palestinian parents.
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Sayed kashua, second person singular, new york, grove, 2010, 346 pages. Sayed kashua is the author of the novels dancing arabs, let it be morning, which was shortlisted for the international impac dublin literary award, second person singular, winner of the prestigious bemstein prize, and native. This startling and insightful collection of kashuas second person singular popular weekly columns for the hebrewlanguage newspaper haaretz narrates the sobering reality of life as an israeli. Second person singular is a 2010 novel by the arab israeli writer sayed kashua. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising.
Kashua writes a weekly column for haaretz and is the creator of the prizewinning sitcom. But the dna of your social class is even harder to get rid of. Second person singular by sayed kashua, 9780802121202, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Reading the book will leave you wondering if professional achievement is the road to high moral ground. An arabisraeli who lived in jerusalem for most of his life, kashua started writing with the hope of creating one story that both palestinians and israelis could relate to, rather than two that cannot coexist together. Sayed kashua was born in 1975 and is the author of the novels dancing arabs, let it be morning, which was shortlisted for the international impac dublin literary award, and second person singular, winner of the prestigious bemstein prize. Apr 03, 2012 second person singular is a complicated sonata of voices and identities, translating the identity politics of palestinians in israel. Kashua s protagonists struggle, often comically, with the tension of being both citizens of israel and the kin of israels enemies. Sayed kashua, the author of two acclaimed novels and creator of the groundbreaking israeli sitcom, arab labor, has been widely praised for his literary eye and. The lawyer has a thriving practice in the jewish part of jerusalem, a large house, a mercedes, speaks both arabic and hebrew, and is in love with his wife and two young.
Now living in the united states with his family, he teaches. Pick up your own copy of second person singular by sayed kashua. May 17, 2012 second person singular by sayed kashua. Read second person singular a novel by sayed kashua available from rakuten kobo. Part comedy of manners, part psychological mystery. A 28year old paraplegic, yonatan, is a pivotal figure in sayed kashua s novel, second person singular. Second person singular by palestinianisraeli author sayed kashua, tells the story of two men, both arabs, living in jerusalem. Second person singular is the third novel by sayed kashua, an arab living in jerusalem who writes in hebrew. Second person singular imprint grove paperback page count 368 publication date april 09, 20 isbn 9780802121202 dimensions 5.
Winner of the 2011 bernstein prize, second person singular is part comedy of manners, part psychological mystery the boston globe that offers sharp insights on the assumptions made about race, religion, ethnicity, and class that shape israeli identity publishers weekly. Second person singular sayed kashua author, mitch ginsburg translator author, elijah alexander narrator get audible free. As we gradually learn the answers to at least some of these questions, we are led through a maze of so wellwritten a description of the lawyer. Second person singular is an eye opener on the constraints that that follow two arab israelis throughout their lives in jerusalem and the accidental way in which they meet.
Second person singular, a main character known throughout the book as the lawyer reads a note in his wifes handwriting. Second person singular centers on an ambitious lawyer who is considered one of the best arab criminal attorneys in jerusalem. Sayed kashua quotes author of second person singular. An awardwinning novel of love, betrayal, and arab israeli identity by the author of dancing arabsone of the most impo. Second person singular by sayed kashua, paperback barnes. Second person singular kashua, sayed, ginsburg, mitch on.
May 31, 2012 a lawyer and a caretaker follow different paths in modern jerusalem in second person singular by sayed kashua with the same motivation. May 31, 2012 second person singular has been a bestseller since it appeared in stores. Skin color is a little hard to shed, she said, its true. Nor did she believe in identity, certainly not the local nationalistic version of it. She said that man was only smart if he was able to shed his identity.
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