변화의 중심에 서서
변화의 중심에 서서 나는 요즈음 청년작가라고 자처합니다. 언제나 과거의 작품들과 결별하겠다는 생각때문이기도 하지만, 사실상 ‘무기의 그늘’을 출간한 이래 15년 동안 절필하고 사회 봉사와 망명 투옥 등으로 보냈기 때문이지요. 본격적으로 다시… More
Standing in the Midst of Change
These days, I call myself a young writer. Not only because I am determined to break away from my past works but also because I stopped writing and spent… More
Golden Calves
Every year at the time of the Passover holiday this question starts itching me. What about the Golden Calf? I think that Passover is one of the best holidays… More
The Story of the Second Slap in the Face and the Tides of the World
I come home, my lips still stained with black chocolate icing, a splotch of golden pudding adorning my cheek and an overlooked streak of cherry juice remaining on my… More
How Does the World Change?
Who is changing the world? And to whose interest?Those super powers who own God, absolute truths, nuclear weapons, money, and media? Or millions of women, men, and children who… More
Raja Shehadeh: After “The Fact”
There were serious controversies about the project. Some thought the shameful past is better forgotten than commemorated. The “never again” contingent were into documentation and preserving the memory in… More
On Neuroscience and Storytelling
In the last five years, it has appeared very likely that literature and storytelling as we have known them for thousands of years will be affected radically, even if… More
Anthropoids
The next time you go to the zoo/ The zoo/ Slow down for a minute or two/ Or two More