Dr. Nora Gold, Founder and Editor of the literary journal Jewish Fiction.net, has assembled an impressive collection of stories beautifully translated into English from 18 languages. First among these is the eerely prescient ''Hostage,'' excerpted from a novel by Nobel laureate Eli Wiesel. So powerful is the message of Wiesel's account of the kidnapping of a Jewish writer by Ahmad, a Palestinian, and Luigi, an Italian that it should be obligatory reading for anyone who wishes to understand how the conflict between Palestinian terror organisations and Israel can spill over into other nations.
Elie Wiesel is not the only luminary whose work graces the pages of this anthology. Galician-born Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian Isac Babel, plus 15 writers from as many countries, prove that Jewish literature transcends geographical boundaries. It also reaffirms the truth the that wherever they live, People of the Book advance the art of storytelling that began with Bible .
18 Jewish StoriesTranslated from 18 Languages, edited by Nora Gold, Cherry Orchard Books title.
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