Episode 13: Borders of Love
Can We Talk?
English - April 20, 2017 13:59 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 136 ratingsSociety & Culture History jewish women jews judaism feminism social activism history education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Israeli author Dorit Rabinyan’s novel All the Rivers is a steamy, Middle Eastern “Romeo and Juliet”: an Israeli-Palestinian love affair that confronts themes of borders, identity, and assimilation. The book sparked controversy in Israel, where the government removed it from the high school curriculum, while it shot to the top of the bestseller list. In this month’s episode, we talk with Dorit Rabinyan about this love story that doubles as political allegory, and about the tragic personal experiences that inspired her to write a tale of star-crossed Middle Eastern lovers.