The People of the Book and the Camera: Photography in the Hebrew Novel

by Ofra Amihay

Amihay offers a pioneering study of the unique nexus between literature and photography in the works of Hebrew authors. Exploring the use of photography--both as a textual element and through the inclusion of actual images-- Amihay shows how the presence of visual elements in a textual work of fiction has a powerful subversive function. Contemporary Hebrew authors have turned to photography as a tool to disrupt narratives and give voice to marginalized...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815637454
• ISBN13: 9780815637455
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"