Maya Arad

"Intensely readable and beautifully observed . . . full of wisdom, generosity, humour, and sharp insights."-Elif Batuman, author of Either/Or and The Idiot NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FOR HEBREW FICTION IN TRANSLATION Three Israeli women, their lives altered by immigration to the United States, seek to overcome crises. Ilana is a veteran Hebrew instructor at a Midwestern college who has...

Maya Arad is the smart, tart, and heartbroken sibyl of exile, who is remaking expectations of Hebrew literature book by book. - Joshua Cohen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Netanyahus World Literature Today Notable Translation - National Jewish Book Award finalist After emigrating to the United States in the mid-1960s, Leah maintains her connection to Israel by writing an annual...