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The Woman from Nazareth: Dan Banaya-Seri's “Birds of the Shade”
The Woman from Nazareth: Dan Banaya-Seri's “Birds of the Shade”
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10 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2017
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Podcast episode
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Host Marcela Sulak reads from a folkloric-infused story by the Jerusalem-born writer Dan Banaya-Seri, in which a simple Jewish man uses his minimal understanding of Christmas to try to make sense of his marital obligations. Text: “Birds of the Shade,” by Dan Banaya-Seri. Translated by Betsy Rosenberg. In Keys to the Garden: New Israeli Writing. Ed. Ammiel Alcalay. City Lights Books. 1996. Music: Silent Night by George Martinos Birds Chirping by Alexander
Released:
Dec 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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