After Abel and Other Stories
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SKU 9781938849473
Finalist, 2015 National Jewish Book Award
Honorable Mention, Sophie Brody Medal, American Library Association
One of the Jewish Book Council's "15 fiction books that shaped Jewish literature in 2015"
“Lemberger imbues her characters with a consciousness that, although taking place in ancient times, seems contemporary, because she brings such empathy to her characters… It is this act of empathy that shines through…. an alternative dialogue that reminds us that it is the stories that we tell that are civilization’s true heritage.” ― FORBES
Eve considers motherhood.
Miriam tends Moses.
Lot's wife looks back.
Vividly reimagined with startling contemporary clarity, Michal Lemberger's debut collection of short stories gives voice to silent, oft-marginalized biblical women: their ambitions, their love for their children, their values, their tremendous struggles and challenges. Informed by Lemberger's deep knowledge of the Bible, each of these nine stories recasts a biblical saga from the perspective of a pivotal woman.
Honorable Mention, Sophie Brody Medal, American Library Association
One of the Jewish Book Council's "15 fiction books that shaped Jewish literature in 2015"
“Lemberger imbues her characters with a consciousness that, although taking place in ancient times, seems contemporary, because she brings such empathy to her characters… It is this act of empathy that shines through…. an alternative dialogue that reminds us that it is the stories that we tell that are civilization’s true heritage.” ― FORBES
Eve considers motherhood.
Miriam tends Moses.
Lot's wife looks back.
Vividly reimagined with startling contemporary clarity, Michal Lemberger's debut collection of short stories gives voice to silent, oft-marginalized biblical women: their ambitions, their love for their children, their values, their tremendous struggles and challenges. Informed by Lemberger's deep knowledge of the Bible, each of these nine stories recasts a biblical saga from the perspective of a pivotal woman.
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Book details
- Author
- Michal Lemberger
- Imprint
- Prospect Park Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 288
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Fiction › Jewish
Fiction › Short Stories (single author)
Fiction › Historical - Topics
- biblical women · Jewish fiction · feminist retellings · short stories · historical fiction · ancient world · motherhood · midrash
- ISBN-13
- 9781938849473
About the author
MICHAL LEMBERGER holds an MA and PhD in English from UCLA and a BA in English and religion from Barnard College. She is the author of After Abel, a collection of fiction.
Lemberger’s nonfiction and journalism have appeared in Slate, Salon, Tablet, and other publications, and her poetry has been published in print and online journals. A story from After Abel was featured in Lilith Magazine.
When she’s not writing, Lemberger teaches the Hebrew Bible as Literature at UCLA and the American Jewish University. Her fiction draws on that deep engagement with biblical texts.
Michal lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.