A. B. Yehoshua in Conversation

May 1, 2008 | Center for Jewish History | NYC

With A.B. Yehoshua & Leon Wieseltier

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Cosponsored by the Center for Jewish History

The New York Times Book Review said that A. B. Yehoshua’s most recent novel, A Woman in Jerusalem, “has about it the force and deceptive simplicity of a masterpiece,” and Harper’s likened it to “sacred music.” Yehoshua’s award-winning books, which include The Lover, Open Heart, and A Journey to the End of the Millennium, have been translated into 28 languages and he has been acclaimed as one of Israel’s preeminent writers. Don’t miss this special evening with A. B. Yehoshua and Leon Wieseltier as they discuss a lifetime in literature, fact in fiction, writing politics, and atonement.

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