Monthly Archives: April 2010

When Said S., who was approaching by car from the Jerusalem road, reached the outskirts of Haifa, he had the feeling that something was tying his tongue, demanding silence.  He felt the sorrow mounting from inside him and

Let’s go and see the pigeons,Ken says, polishing the thick lenses of his glasses with his tartan handkerchief. We walk towards the northern end of the market.  The sun is hot. One more early summer morning added to the pile … Continue reading →

Ithaca Translated by Daniel Mendelsohn As you set out on the way to Ithaca hope that the road is a long one, filled with adventures, filled with understanding. The Laestrygonians and the Cyclopes, Poseidon in his anger: do not fear … Continue reading →

“Venice, unlike Rome or Ravenna or nearby Verona, had nothing of its own to start with.  Venice, as a city, was a foundling, floating upon the waters like Moses in his basket among the bulrushes. It was therefore obliged to … Continue reading →