Yaakov Shabtai's vernacular
May 21, 2014•8 min
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Episode description
Discover Yaakov Shabtai’s single-paragraph novel, Past Continuous, the first truly vernacular work in the Hebrew language. Find out how to build community housing out of shipping crates.
Books:
Past Continuous. A Novel. Translated Dalya Bilu. Tusk Ivories, 2002.
Uncle Peretz Takes off. Short stories. Translated by Dalya Bilu. Overlook Books, 2004.
Music:
Arik Einstein - My White-throated Love
Lior Eyney - Song of the Vineyard
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