Description
Jewish Fantasy Worldwide: Trends in Speculative Stories from Australia to Chile reaches beyond American fiction to reveal a spectrum of Jewish fantasy. The essays in this collection cover speculative works by Jewish artists and about Jewish characters from a broad range of national contexts, including post-Holocaust Europe, the Soviet Union, Chile, French Canada, and the Middle East. The authors consider various media including fiction, film, Youtube videos, and fan sites. For scholars and fans alike, this collection of essays will provide new perspectives on Jewish presences in speculative fiction around the world.
About the Author
Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches at Mission College and San Jose City College.
Reviews
These elucidations map out the true limits of the Jewish diaspora, which are also the limits of our imagination.
-- Ilan Stavans, Amherst College and author of Talmudic Void: An Interstellar InterpretationBook Information
ISBN 9781666926606
Author Valerie Estelle Frankel
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 590g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 159mm * 24mm
