Sasson Somekh
ساسون سوميخ
Traces allusions to Jewish religious texts and practice in Naqqash's ostensibly secular fiction, revealing a deep intertextual engagement.
Samīr Naqqāsh: Between the Sacred and the Demonic
Geula Elimelekh surveys the work of Samīr Naqqāsh (1938–2004), who emigrated from Iraq to Israel at thirteen but wrote only in Arabic. She argues that one theme unifies his life and fiction: modern humanity, severed from its roots and bereft of faith, has lost its way between sacred and demonic forces, in a world where a benevolent God stays hidden and chaos, dehumanization and the absurd prevail.
ערביות, יהדות וציונות ביצירת סמיר נקאש
ראובן שניר
رؤوفين سنير
ניתוח מעמיק של הזיקה המורכבת בין ערביות, יהדות וציונות בסיפורת נקאש, תוך בחינת עמדותיו כלפי כל אחד מהמושגים הללו.
Exchanging Words: Arabic Writing in Israel and the Poetics of Misunderstanding
Lital Levy
ليتال ليفي
Broad study of Arabic-language writing by Jewish authors in Israel; Naqqash is treated as a pivotal case of cultural and linguistic mediation.
