Ehud Havazelet (1955–2015)
Teoksen Bearing the Body: A Novel tekijä
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Ehud Havazelet teaches in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Oregon, and at the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.
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Associated Works
The New Diaspora: The Changing Landscape of American Jewish Fiction (2015) — Avustaja — 13 kappaletta
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Yleistieto
- Syntymäaika
- 1955-07-13
- Kuolinaika
- 2015-09-05
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA (passport)
Israel (birth) - Asuinpaikat
- Corvallis, Oregon, USA
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Whiting Writers' Award (1999)
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Dysfunction reigns, and rains, heavily, through the clouds of family dynamics. Silence resounds loudly, echoing fragments of the past, of the Holocaust. Assimilation and trying to forget one’s past affects the children of survivors, in more ways than one can imagine.
There are no right answers to the questions that the Havazelet’s writing evokes. He writes with sensitivity, ever aware of the frailty of humans, ever conscious of the Holocaust and of the repercussions and consequences of the survivors’ choices. He is not judgmental, doesn’t force blame on anyone, but at the same time, he writes with clarity, not sugar-coating the situations and scenarios that Sol and Nathan find themselves in.
Grandparents and parents must find a way to tell their grandchildren and children about the Holocaust. Their experiences must be carried down through the generations. Their stories shouldn’t be left in the caves within the mind and soul to fester, causing unhealthy and extreme emotional outlets. In my opinion, that is Ehud Havazelet’s message, and he delivers it through intense word images, and through masterful writing.… (lisätietoja)