September 18, 1997
Contact:
Craig D'Ooge (202) 707-9189
Israeli Novelist and Writer David Grossman Speaks at Library of Congress on October 29
David Grossman, one of Israel's most important contemporary
writers, will present an informal talk and read from his works at
the Library of Congress at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The
program, part of the Center for the Book's "Books & Beyond"
series, is cosponsored by the Library's Hebraic Section, African
and Middle Eastern Division, and the Cultural Affairs Department,
Embassy of Israel. It will be held in the Montpelier Room on the
sixth floor of the James Madison Memorial Building and is free
and open to the public.
Mr. Grossman's new novel, The Zigzag Kid, has just been
published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc. His earlier novels are
The Smile of the Lambs(1990), See Under: Love(1989), and The
Book of Intimate Grammar(1994). The Yellow Wind, a work of
nonfiction based on Mr. Grossman's three-month stay on the West
Bank in 1987, was one of the most controversial and popular books
in his country's history. Sleeping on a Wire: Conversations with
Palestinians in Israel, another work of nonfiction, was
published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1993.
David Grossman has received many international awards for
his writing. He was born in 1954 and received his bachelor of
arts in philosophy and theater from Hebrew University in 1979.
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress was
established in 1977 to stimulate public interest in books,
reading, and libraries. For further information, visit the
center on the World Wide Web at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/.
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PR 97-151
9/18/97
ISSN 0731-3527