![]() First edition (hebrew) | |
Author | Dorit Rabinyan |
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Language | Hebrew |
Published | 2014 |
Publisher | Am Oved |
Publication place | Israel |
Pages | 344 |
All the Rivers (Initially referred to as Borderlife, ( Hebrew: גדר חיה Gader Chaya, literally: "Hedgerow") is a 2014 novel written by Israeli author Dorit Rabinyan, [1] published by Am Oved in May 2014. [2] The book's English-language edition was translated by Jessica Cohen and published by Random House in the United States [3] and by Serpent's Tail in the United Kingdom, [4] both in 2017. It is considered a controversial book in Israel.
The novel was a winner of the Bernstein Prize for young writers, an Israeli award for Hebrew literature. [1] [5]
The novel, which is set in New York City, chronicles a love affair between Hilmi, a Palestinian artist, and Liat, a Jewish Israeli translator. The two eventually separate, with the man going to Ramallah and the woman going to Tel Aviv. [2]
It became controversial in Israel after being disqualified from Israeli high school curricula for its subject matter of a love story between a Jewish-Israeli woman and a Palestinian man who's of Muslim-Arab background. [1] The novel topped bestseller lists [6] once it was rejected by the Israel Education Ministry. [1] [7] [8] The controversy led to pro-book protests from high school teachers and principals to the Knesset Opposition head, Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog. [9] [10] Shortly afterward the Ministry stated that the novel may be taught only in advanced literature classes. [11]
Besides the objections to the plot's interreligious relationship, the book has been controversial due to representing the Israel Defense Forces troops as sadistic war criminals. [12] It has been criticized for its encouragement of illegal drug use. [13] In addition, it was reported for calling the State of Israel an " Occupier", while its soldiers are compared to Hamas". [14] [12]
In December 2019, a film adaptation of the novel was announced to be in production by Gal Gadot and Keshet International. [15]
![]() First edition (hebrew) | |
Author | Dorit Rabinyan |
---|---|
Language | Hebrew |
Published | 2014 |
Publisher | Am Oved |
Publication place | Israel |
Pages | 344 |
All the Rivers (Initially referred to as Borderlife, ( Hebrew: גדר חיה Gader Chaya, literally: "Hedgerow") is a 2014 novel written by Israeli author Dorit Rabinyan, [1] published by Am Oved in May 2014. [2] The book's English-language edition was translated by Jessica Cohen and published by Random House in the United States [3] and by Serpent's Tail in the United Kingdom, [4] both in 2017. It is considered a controversial book in Israel.
The novel was a winner of the Bernstein Prize for young writers, an Israeli award for Hebrew literature. [1] [5]
The novel, which is set in New York City, chronicles a love affair between Hilmi, a Palestinian artist, and Liat, a Jewish Israeli translator. The two eventually separate, with the man going to Ramallah and the woman going to Tel Aviv. [2]
It became controversial in Israel after being disqualified from Israeli high school curricula for its subject matter of a love story between a Jewish-Israeli woman and a Palestinian man who's of Muslim-Arab background. [1] The novel topped bestseller lists [6] once it was rejected by the Israel Education Ministry. [1] [7] [8] The controversy led to pro-book protests from high school teachers and principals to the Knesset Opposition head, Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog. [9] [10] Shortly afterward the Ministry stated that the novel may be taught only in advanced literature classes. [11]
Besides the objections to the plot's interreligious relationship, the book has been controversial due to representing the Israel Defense Forces troops as sadistic war criminals. [12] It has been criticized for its encouragement of illegal drug use. [13] In addition, it was reported for calling the State of Israel an " Occupier", while its soldiers are compared to Hamas". [14] [12]
In December 2019, a film adaptation of the novel was announced to be in production by Gal Gadot and Keshet International. [15]