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Feb 24, 2016Feb 24, 2016 from 12:00pm–7:00pm

The Wild West Bank: Author Reads From and Discusses His Novel, The Hilltop

Assaf Gavron's new novel The Hilltop (Scribner 2015)is described by The Guardian as, ". . . an extraordinary view of contemporary Israeli society." His lecture will introduce the audience to the setting of his novel, the Israeli settlements. Gavron  read a chapter from his novel and discuss what drew him to this subject, and the acceptance of his novel in Israel and abroad. Assaf Gavron is an acclaimed Israeli writer who has published five novels: Ice, Moving, Almost Dead, Hydromania and The Hilltop; a collection of short stories, Sex in the Cemetery; and a non-fiction collection of Jerusalem falafel-joint reviews, Eating Standing Up.

Date and Time

Feb 24, 2016Feb 24, 2016 from 12:00pm–7:00pm

Location

Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club

Event Registration

Registration for this event is required. Visit the registration page for details.

Event Fee

Free

Contact

Amanda Izaguierre-Lumm    jewishstudies@ucsd.edu    (858) 534-4551

Audience

Faculty, Staff, Students, The Public

Event Host

Jewish Studies Program

Event Category

Talks and Lectures