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Yaniv Iczkovits’s “The Slaughterman’s Daughter”
Yaniv Iczkovits’s “The Slaughterman’s Daughter”
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
On this episode, Marcela reads an excerpt from Yaniv Iczkovits’s novel The Slaughterman’s Daughter: The Avenging of Mende Speismann by the Hand of her Sister Fanny. It is translated from the Hebrew by Orr Sharf. The protagonist of this book is the titular character, Fanny Keismann, who leaves her home and her wonderful husband, a cheesemaker, and their beloved children, to find her sister’s husband. Adventures and misadventures ensue. Text The Slaughterman’s Daughter, by Yaniv Iczkovits. Translated by Orr Sharf. Maclehose Press. Quercus, 2020.
Released:
Jan 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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