From my essay that a lot of liberal Zionists are complaining about: "as Arabs we had long ago observed that if you play out the string, or let the string play out on its own, then these supposedly apolitical cultural productions always end up justifying Israel, as do their producers."
This essay is my way of exploring the current debates about the relationship between Jewishness and Zionism.
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Huge thanks to Joshua Sperber and @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social for a rave review of @stevesalaita.bsky.social's new novel JERRY AND RODRIGO GO TO WAR!
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"Of the campus lit I’ve read, Kingsley Amis’s LUCKY JIM and Bernard Malamud’s A NEW LIFE are the funniest, John Williams’ STONER is the most poignant, and Vladimir Nabokov’s PNIN is the most playful. JERRY AND RODRIGO GO TO WAR brings together the best of each of these."
Short Circuit | The Imperial '80s Episode 37
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Finally got a copy. I hope you'll get one, as well.
I was interviewed for the Chronicle of Higher Education about my new novel "Jerry and Rodrigo Go to War" as well as a host of other topics relating to the current state of the university.