Modern Hebrew Literature Made into Films

Lev Hakak is Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles.

• 1 Acknowledgments 2 A Brief History of Modern Hebrew Literature 3 The Israeli Cinema: A Brief Survey 4 Adaptation of Prose Fiction into Films (The Case of Modern Hebrew Literature) 5 "Winter Games" by Yitzhak Ben-Ner 6 Hirbet Hiz'ah by S.Yizhar 7 Himmo King of Jerusalem by Yoram Kaniuk 8 Three Days and a Child by A.B. Yehoshua 9 My Michael by Amos Oz 10 The Lover by A.B. Yehoshua 11 Black Box by Amos Oz

Hakak provides a very useful and illuminating analysis of the material, primarily as an examination of Israeli culture and society. He does a fine job showing the relationship between the literary material, in both the narrative and film versions, and the social issues at the center of Israeli life.