{"id":42938,"date":"2017-11-21T11:12:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=42938"},"modified":"2017-11-13T15:17:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T20:17:55","slug":"rivers-dorit-rabinyan-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/rivers-dorit-rabinyan-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"All the Rivers by Dorit Rabinyan [in Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-42291\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/All-the-Rivers-by-Dorit-Rabinyan-on-BookDragon-530x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/All-the-Rivers-by-Dorit-Rabinyan-on-BookDragon-530x800.jpg 530w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/05\/All-the-Rivers-by-Dorit-Rabinyan-on-BookDragon.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>Gabra Zackman narrates with intense intimacy, as if fully aware what she&#8217;s reading is more than mere words on the page. This electrifying love story between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man continues to inspire global headlines \u2013 it&#8217;s earned author <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doritrabinyan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dorit Rabinyan<\/a> (<em>Persian Brides<\/em>) both praise (Bernstein Prize, a letter of support from German chancellor Angela Merkel) and controversy (censorship by the Israeli Education Ministry; slander from Minister of Education Naftali Bennett who admits he&#8217;s never read the book; even spit in the face on a Tel Aviv street).<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps inspired by her personal love story with the late Palestinian artist Hassan Hourani, Rabinyan brings scholar\/translator Liat and painter Hilmi together in New York City, away from the political, social, and emotional pressures back home; that the lovers are both temporarily domiciled in the United States\u00a0\u2013 Liat on a Fulbright, Hilmi with an artist&#8217;s visa \u2013 underlines the seeming impossibility of a long-term union, yet their explosive liaison shows little signs of abating. Zackman empathically covers the range from control to desperation, resignation to hope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict<\/strong>: For all libraries; multiple formats that encourage dialogue and deeper understanding should be welcome acquisitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookverdict.com\/details.xqy?uri=Product2017-11-01-1769821.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Audio,&#8221; <em>Library Journal<\/em>, November 1, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2014 (Israel), 2017 (United States)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabra Zackman narrates with intense intimacy, as if fully aware what she&#8217;s reading is more than mere words on the page. 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