Jews and Words, a Duet
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Resumo: | Jews and words, by the novelist Amos Oz and his daughter, historian Fania Oz-Salzberger, presents features that call attention to: a) Although the writer is the most prolific author in Hebrew, this book was written in English; b) Apart from a large fictional work, Amos has already published five books of essays, dealing with the Palestinian question, the difficulties of relations between Jews and Arabs, obstacles to peacemaking, problems between different groups of Jews in Israel; this book, which the authors refer to as an “essay,” is perhaps best referred to as a work of dissemination; c) If Amos had already published about thirty books, Fania had only two copyrighted works; d) Finally, the experience of co-authorship has provided them with a complex relationship, in which can be found “some residues of a dialogue” but also “intergenerational conflict, differing gender perspectives, or the subtle skirmishes of fiction and non-fiction.” This paper reflects on the work in focus, emphasizing the issues raised by co-authorship, seen as a duet, two voices that usually sound in unison, but sometimes dissociate and at other times converge. These outbursts appear in passages such as “The Web, as the historian among us keeps trying to persuade the novelist among us, [...]” or “For a long time, the historian among us thought that the novelist among us had invented this text-turning trick, this subversive little yod.” In this approach, we think that the authors describe the Jewish people as a kind of orchestra, with different voices, different timbres, different tunings, and one which does not have a conductor. Also worthy of attention is the relative weight of the authors’ contribution: the complexity of each voice’s score and the possibility of one voice stifling the other. In the simultaneity of several pairs, father-and-daughter, writer-and-historian, man-and-woman, what importance each relationship acquires vis-à-vis the others. |
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Jews and Words, a DuetOs judeus e as palavras, um duetoAmós OzFania Oz-SalzbergerCondição judaicaAmos OzFania Oz-SalzbergerJewish ConditionJews and words, by the novelist Amos Oz and his daughter, historian Fania Oz-Salzberger, presents features that call attention to: a) Although the writer is the most prolific author in Hebrew, this book was written in English; b) Apart from a large fictional work, Amos has already published five books of essays, dealing with the Palestinian question, the difficulties of relations between Jews and Arabs, obstacles to peacemaking, problems between different groups of Jews in Israel; this book, which the authors refer to as an “essay,” is perhaps best referred to as a work of dissemination; c) If Amos had already published about thirty books, Fania had only two copyrighted works; d) Finally, the experience of co-authorship has provided them with a complex relationship, in which can be found “some residues of a dialogue” but also “intergenerational conflict, differing gender perspectives, or the subtle skirmishes of fiction and non-fiction.” This paper reflects on the work in focus, emphasizing the issues raised by co-authorship, seen as a duet, two voices that usually sound in unison, but sometimes dissociate and at other times converge. These outbursts appear in passages such as “The Web, as the historian among us keeps trying to persuade the novelist among us, [...]” or “For a long time, the historian among us thought that the novelist among us had invented this text-turning trick, this subversive little yod.” In this approach, we think that the authors describe the Jewish people as a kind of orchestra, with different voices, different timbres, different tunings, and one which does not have a conductor. Also worthy of attention is the relative weight of the authors’ contribution: the complexity of each voice’s score and the possibility of one voice stifling the other. In the simultaneity of several pairs, father-and-daughter, writer-and-historian, man-and-woman, what importance each relationship acquires vis-à-vis the others.Os judeus e as palavras, do romancista Amós Oz e sua filha, a historiadora Fania Oz-Salzberger, apresenta características que chamam a atenção: a) não obstante o escritor ser dos mais prolíficos autores em hebraico, esse livro foi escrito em inglês; b) à parte de ampla obra ficcional, Oz já publicara cinco livros de ensaios, versando sobre a questão palestina, as dificuldades de relacionamento entre judeus e árabes, os obstáculos à construção da paz, os problemas entre diferentes grupos de judeus em Israel; este livro, que os autores denominam de “ensaio”, talvez seja mais bem referido como obra de divulgação; c) se Oz já publicara cerca de trinta livros, a sua filha, Fania, contava com apenas duas obras autorais; d) enfim, a experiência de coautoria proporcionou-lhes um relacionamento complexo, no qual se notam “resíduos de um diálogo”, mas também “conflito intergeracional, diferentes perspectivas de gênero, ou escaramuças sutis de ficção e não ficção”. Este artigo reflete sobre a obra em foco, enfatizando as questões suscitadas pela coautoria, vista como um dueto, vozes que em geral soam em uníssono, mas às vezes se dissociam e em outras ocasiões convergem. Essas desafinações transparecem em trechos como “A web, como a historiadora entre nós insiste em tentar persuadir o romancista entre nós, [...]”, ou “Durante muito tempo, a historiadora entre nós pensou que o romancista entre nós tinha inventado o truque de mudança de texto, este minúsculo yod subversivo”. Nesta abordagem, pensamos que os autores descrevem o povo judeu como uma espécie de orquestra, com diferentes vozes, diferentes timbres, diferentes afinações, e que não conta com um maestro. Também merece atenção o peso relativo da contribuição dos autores: a complexidade da partitura de cada voz e a eventualidade de uma voz abafar a outra. Na simultaneidade de diversos pares, pai-e-filha, escritor-e-historiadora, homem-e-mulher, que importância cada relação adquire face às outras.Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais2017-06-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/article/view/1438410.17851/1982-3053.11.20.276-288Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital de Estudos Judaicos da UFMG; v. 11 n. 20 (2017): Textualidades judaicas contemporâneas; 276-2881982-3053reponame:Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital de Estudos Judaicos da UFMGinstname:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)instacron:UFMGporhttps://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/article/view/14384/pdfKirschbaum, Saulinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2020-07-20T14:22:23Zoai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/14384Revistahttp://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/indexPUBhttp://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/oai||lyslei@ufmg.br1982-30531982-3053opendoar:2020-07-20T14:22:23Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital de Estudos Judaicos da UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)false |
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Jews and words, by the novelist Amos Oz and his daughter, historian Fania Oz-Salzberger, presents features that call attention to: a) Although the writer is the most prolific author in Hebrew, this book was written in English; b) Apart from a large fictional work, Amos has already published five books of essays, dealing with the Palestinian question, the difficulties of relations between Jews and Arabs, obstacles to peacemaking, problems between different groups of Jews in Israel; this book, which the authors refer to as an “essay,” is perhaps best referred to as a work of dissemination; c) If Amos had already published about thirty books, Fania had only two copyrighted works; d) Finally, the experience of co-authorship has provided them with a complex relationship, in which can be found “some residues of a dialogue” but also “intergenerational conflict, differing gender perspectives, or the subtle skirmishes of fiction and non-fiction.” This paper reflects on the work in focus, emphasizing the issues raised by co-authorship, seen as a duet, two voices that usually sound in unison, but sometimes dissociate and at other times converge. These outbursts appear in passages such as “The Web, as the historian among us keeps trying to persuade the novelist among us, [...]” or “For a long time, the historian among us thought that the novelist among us had invented this text-turning trick, this subversive little yod.” In this approach, we think that the authors describe the Jewish people as a kind of orchestra, with different voices, different timbres, different tunings, and one which does not have a conductor. Also worthy of attention is the relative weight of the authors’ contribution: the complexity of each voice’s score and the possibility of one voice stifling the other. In the simultaneity of several pairs, father-and-daughter, writer-and-historian, man-and-woman, what importance each relationship acquires vis-à-vis the others. |
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