Between the Backpack and the Tent: Home, Zionism, and a New Generation in Eshkol Nevo's Novels Homesick and Neuland

The relationship between travel and home are given new life in the novels of Eshkol Nevo. Framing the contemporary reality in narratives that explore Zionism, travel, and social activism, Nevo offers a conception of the new generation of Israeli writers torn between an Israeli identity, with its inc...

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Published in:Shofar (West Lafayette, Ind.) Ind.), 2015-07, Vol.33 (4), p.36-59
Main Author: Harris, Rachel S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Backpacking
Homes
Homesickness
Jewish history
Jewish peoples
Jewish symbolism
Novels
Social protests
Travel
Zionism
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Summary:The relationship between travel and home are given new life in the novels of Eshkol Nevo. Framing the contemporary reality in narratives that explore Zionism, travel, and social activism, Nevo offers a conception of the new generation of Israeli writers torn between an Israeli identity, with its increasingly inclusive and polyethnic state, and a Jewish identity with its diasporic roots.
ISSN:0882-8539
1534-5165
DOI:10.5703/shofar.33.4.36