The Truffle Eye - New Hebrew Poetry

Vaan Nguyen (author), Adriana Ximena Jacobs (translator), Vaan Nguyen

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Paperback (22 Apr 2021) | English,Hebrew

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Publisher's Synopsis

Vaan Nguyen is the first well-known Vietnamese-Israeli poet and one who has been hailed as a "phenomenon";

Some of the poems published in Inheriting the War: Poetry and Prose by Descendants of Vietnam Veterans and Refugees, ed. Laren McClung, forward by Yusef Komunyakaa, and in print and online at Gulf Coast Review, Drunken Boat, Shofar, Ilanot Review, Seedings, and Pen.org.

Adriana X. Jacobs received a 2015 PEN/Heim Translation Fund grant to translate this book;

Transnational poetry is hot right now, and this book also underscores the multi-culturalism and multilingualism of Israel, especially Tel Aviv;

Numerous articles about Vaan Nguyen's poetry and the film, "The Journey of Vaan Nguyen" have appeared internationally, including in Variety, Tablet Magazine, The Times of Israel, and Haaretz, including: 1) https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/the-journey-of-vaan-nguyen-1200517398/; 2) "Israeli Poet Chronicles Vietnamese Exodus"(https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/169769/israeli-poet-chronicles-vietnamese-exodus); 3) "35 years on, where are Israel's Vietnamese refugees?" (https://www.timesofisrael.com/35-years-on-where-are-israels-vietnamese-refugees/); 4) "In Her Words," by Coby Ben-Simhon, Ha'aretz (https://www.haaretz.com/1.5011249?=&ts=_1562791159894);

Lengthy interview with translator about "The Truffle Eye" at https://tlv1.fm/israel-in-translation/2017/04/26/sitting-with-strangeness-a-conversation-with-adriana-x-jacobs/.

ISBN:	9781938890826
Publisher:	Zephyr Press
Imprint:	Zephyr Press
Pub date:	22 Apr 2021
Edition:	Bilingual edition
DEWEY:	892.417
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English,Hebrew
Number of pages:	120
Weight:	162g
Height:	189mm
Width:	139mm
Spine width:	15mm