Foiglman - Hardcover

Megged, Aharon; Weinberger-Rotman, Marganit

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 159264032X ISBN 13: 9781592640324

Publisher: Toby Pr, 2003

Synopsis

Zvi Arbel is an Israeli historian whose field is Jewish history. His chosen topic of research is the Petliura massacres of Ukrainian Jews in 1918-1920. Arbel's work is read by the poet Shmuel Foiglman, a Holocaust survivor who sends Arbel a volume of his own poetry in Yiddish. The relationship that develops between the two men is one of ambivalence and fascination; the reserved Israeli historian is alternatively affectionate and resentful towards the enthusiastic but tormented poet. Despite his ambivalence, Arbel is manipulated into helping Foiglman. He embarks on an effort to get Foiglman's poetry translated into Hebrew, and as Foiglman begins to monopolize more and more of his time and resources, Arbel ignores all the warning signs of the effect this is having on his marriage; his wife Nora cannot be dissuaded from her feelings of revulsion towards Foiglman. As the poet unintentionally drives a wedge between them, Arbel and Nora's long and contented marriage goes sour, and in Megged's blend of past and present, lust and nostalgia - tragedy becomes the only way out.

About this title

About the Author:

Aharon Megged was the president of the Israel PEN CENTER from 1980-'87, and the cultural attache at the Israel Embassy in London from 1968-'71.

Language Notes:

Text: Hebrew

About this edition

• Publisher: Toby Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 159264032X
• ISBN 13: 9781592640324
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 250