Publisher's Synopsis
Maya Bejerano is a leading Israeli poet, who is considered by many a national treasure. Her work has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. However, this is her first full-length English translation. Translator Tsipi Keller is a well-known Hebraic translator whose anthology, Contemporary Hebrew Poetry, will be published by SUNY Press in 2008. Also a published novelist, Keller has many connections and will promote The Hymns of Job. This is an important collection for anyone interested in Israeli poetry, world poetry, and poetry with a feminist bent. The book will also carry an Introduction by Professor Miri Kubovy, Director of the Modern Hebrew Program at Harvard University.
