Israel in Translation

These hot weeks of summer, host Marcela Sulak will be suggesting some good beach reading, such as Ofir Touche Gafla’s novel, “The World of the End.”

Today’s episode features pieces from Roy “Chicky” Arad, whose works range from poetry and novels, to music and painting, to journalism and activism.

Adi Sorek’s work is described as subtle and musical, a study in a possibility and the tiny details that comprise the reality of being.

Host Marcela Sulak reads a long poem by Yehezkel Kedmi, called “My People, Knowledge, and Me,” translated by Ammiel Alcalay.

Yael Dayan’s memoir, “Transitions: Close Up,” translated by Maya Klein, is about losses and regrets, with fine focus on the detailed physical world.

Today’s episode is about Israel’s impact on a particular literary endeavor in Gaza and features works from a young, talented poet in Gaza.

Daniel Oz’s collection of flash fables, “Further Up the Path,” are charming for the way they make the familiar strange and the strange familiar.

Eshkol Nevo’s first novel, “Homesick,” is the engrossing, interwoven story of an apartment community, told from multiple perspectives.

Nobel Prize laureate S.Y. Agnon wrote his first novella over 100 years ago, but it still bears lessons for us in the modern era.

Host Marcela Sulak reads three excerpts from Emile Habibi’s gorgeous novel “Saraya, The Ogre’s Daughter: A Palestinian Fairy Tale.”