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"A daring post-colonial satire about a professor who inadvertently gets wrapped up in human trafficking in modern-day Tel Aviv . . . The author takes a clear-eyed view of the horrors of slavery and its present-day consequences . . . It's a blistering skewering, and as sharp as it is funny."
--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
--The New York Times
"In this very funny, wise, and rueful novel, the cranky hero thrashes around in the coils of guilt, atonement, desire, and shame once he learns that a distant relative was a slave trader. (There's other bad stuff, not nearly so distant.) But really, he's no more culpable than we all are--and no less."
--James Traub, author of Judah Benjamin: Counselor to the Confederacy and Foreign Policy magazine columnist
"This provocative novel raises urgent questions about family legacy, human trafficking, atonement and memory. Full of unexpected twists and humor, the story of an Israeli professor whose ancestor was a slave trader in Africa is told in narratives that alternate between his home in Tel Aviv and a fictional country in Africa where he is being put on trial for his ancestor's sins."--Hadassah Magazine
"An aging Israeli academic reckons with his family's crimes--and his own . . . with how--and if--the people of the present can atone for the unresolved horrors of the past . . . Professor Schiff's Guilt is an incisive novel in which deep-seated prejudices lurk behind good intentions and pleasant words."--Foreword Reviews
"In prize-winning Israeli novelist/filmmaker Schiff's insightful commentary on postcolonial responsibility . . . the professor is met by his accusers, who finally point out that 'when a white European author writes about Africa, he is unwittingly reenacting an exploitative act.' This might damn the author himself, but he is to be praised for taking the risk as he hones important questions with razor-sharp intensity."--Library Journal
"Professor Schiff's Guilt skewers the exoticizing western gaze that homogenizes the Global South . . . Quite entertaining . . . This snidely funny novel suggests that even the most well-meaning, educated people are prone to showing their inner colonizer."--Jewish Book Council
"Such a good book . . . Very funny . . . Entertaining and instructive."--The Avid Reader"This well-written and compelling satirical novel makes us question how our colonial ancestors related to the African continent and how Israelis today relate to the migrant workers we employ in minimum-wage menial jobs on the streets of Tel Aviv."--The Times of Israel
"Deftly raises important contemporary issues--including how accountable should we be for the sins of our ancestors--without losing sight of the comedy that lies at the heart of tragedy."
--Wayne Grady, author of Emancipation Day and Up From Freedom
"Not only a hilarious satirical novel full of self-deprecation, but also a topical and very relevant book, which cleverly ridicules the self-righteous and should finally place its author alongside the most prominent writers."
--Haaretz
"One of the most thrilling and thought-provoking novels I've read in the past year . . . Schiff writes with simplicity, full of charm and humor."
--Israel Hayom
"A wonderful and brilliant book . . . a very entertaining book, rich with imagination and literary innovations."
--Walla
ISBN: 9781954404168
ISBN-10: 1954404166
Published: 15th August 2023
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 336
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: New Vessel Press
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 20.3 x 13.3 x 2.7
Weight (kg): 0.27
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