Nancy E. Berg is Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Washington University in St. Louis.

Acknowledgments

Preface

Part One. The Literature of Exile and Iraqi Jewish Writing

1. Exile, Literature, and Jewish Writers

2. The Jewish Community in Iraq

3. Jewish Writers of Modern Iraqi Fiction

Part Two. Narrative Writings of the Iraqi Jews in Israel

4. The Choice of Language

5. The Experience of Transition: First Novels in Hebrew

6. Childhood in Iraq: Narratives in Arabic

7. Different Perspectives on Life in Iraq: Narratives in Hebrew

8. Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index