Zeeva Bukai, Author, discusses her timely historical fiction, ANATOMY OF EXILE
Before we begin this episode, we want to provide a content warning for our listeners. This interview features an Israeli-American author discussing her historical fiction book, which delves into events and themes tied to the complex history of the region. We recognize that this topic is deeply personal and sensitive for many, including Palestinian listeners.
We aim to approach this conversation with care and respect, understanding the diverse perspectives and lived experiences tied to this history. Our goal is to provide a platform for thoughtful discussion while acknowledging that no single narrative can fully capture the complexity of these events. If you find this topic challenging, we encourage you to engage as you feel comfortable. Thank you for listening.
Zeeva Bukai is a fiction writer, born in Israel and raised in New York City. Her stories have appeared in OfTheBook Press, Carve Magazine, Pithead Chapel, The Master’s Review, jewishfiction.net, Mcsweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Image Journal, December Magazine, The Jewish Quarterly and elsewhere. Her honors include a fellowship at the New York Center for Fiction, residencies at Hedgebrook Writer’s Colony, and Byrdcliff AIR program in Woodstock NY. She received The Master’s Review fiction prize, the Curt Johnson Prose Award, and the Lilith Fiction Award. Her work has been anthologized in Frankly Feminist: Short Stories by Jewish Women from Lilith Magazine, and Out of Many: Multiplicity and Divisions in America Today. She holds an MFA from Brooklyn College and is the Assistant Director of Academic Support at SUNY Empire State University. Her debut novel, The Anatomy of Exile, will be published by Delphinium Books in January 2025.
To learn more about Zeeva, and purchase her books, go here: https://www.zeevabukai.com/
The link for Zeeva's Writer's Digest article discussed in the episode is below.
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/how-to-use-subtext-and-the-art-of-dramatic-tension-in-fiction
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