An Evening with David Grossman

Wednesday, November 5 / 7:30 PMUCSB Campbell Hall
Israeli writer David Grossman is the author of some of the most controversial books in his country’s history, including the award-winning The Yellow Wind, observations collected over three months in the West Bank. The recipient of 21 international literary awards, Grossman’s acclaimed body of works has been translated into more than 20 languages and often deals with Arab/Jewish relations (Death as a Way of Life) and Holocaust themes. Grossman will read and discuss work from his forthcoming collection of essays on literature and politics Writing in the Dark. Courtesy of Borders, copies of his books will be available for purchase and signing.
Website: http://www.ihc.ucsb.edu/events/endowed/taubman.html
Sponsored by the Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Foundation Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies at UCSB, a program of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, co-sponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures, the Department of Religious Studies, Congregation B’nai B’rith, the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara, and Santa Barbara Hillel. Assistance provided by the Anti-Defamation League.

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