Two She-Bears: Reflections on Israeli Society
November 10, 2016
Forum Room, McCormick Foundation Center
Israeli author and journalist Meir Shalev spoke to an enraptured audience of 130 sharing the stories that inspired his most recent novel Two She-Bears. These stories included a decades-old rumor about a murder disguised as a suicide and biblical verses about bears, lions, and snakes. He reflected as well on his the importance of stories and storytelling in his own family and how his father's love of the Bible inspires him. After Shalev's talk, Professor Elie Rekhess interviewed the author on the wide appeal of his novels and non-fiction writing, which all take place in Israel but have been translated into 26 languages. In response, Shalev commented that "all local literature is universal literature."
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"Two She-Bears: Reflections on Israeli Society"
Meir Shalev