Can an Israeli Kiss a German?
“Can I kiss you?” he asks, catching me off guard. What kind of man these days asks a woman before he kisses her? I guess a German.
“Can I kiss you?” he asks, catching me off guard. What kind of man these days asks a woman before he kisses her? I guess a German.
“Underskin may come across to some as little more than an erotic romp in the hay, but its provocative discussion of a serious subject gives readers plenty of food for thought.”
Orit is featured as part of an article about Romantican, the first ever conference for romance writers in Israel
New review of The Settler calls it “readable, interesting, fun, idealistic, and innocent (despite the sex scenes)”
The opening scene of The Settler was made into a play by the 24/6 Jewish Theater Company in NYC this past July as part of a three-part show exploring the pullout from Gaza from a variety of angles to mark 10 years since the pullout.
Shira Goldberg of Prestige Magazine wrote a glowing review of “The Settler.” In it she writes (translated from the Hebrew): There’s no way you can remain apathetic to this winning novel, which I read with baited breath. Arfa’s words of great power sweep you into an a deep, emotional connection with Sarah Dakar. While it’s a political novel, anyone can relate to the plot, the pain, the loss, and the insights along the way, to the price each character pays, and to the human story told with great sensitivity. The characters represent worlds unto themselves. Their agendas, thoughts, hopes, and desires are communicated with great honesty, and in a clear and contemporary language, that enables the reader to know and relate to them. Throughout the reading, I was able to imagine the nightclub, the home, and each and every character – right in front of my eyes in great detail, and that in my opinion is one of the foundations of a good book and the greatness of an author who knows the topic thoroughly and who knows how to communicate the heart of it superbly and with much honesty. In many senses, Arfa presents in the book a rare peak at the right and left of the Israeli political map, and the divide that only increased since the murder of Rabin until today. She epitomizes, through the characters, the prejudices each size has to the other and gives us …
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ביקורית בעברית על המתנחלת – A positive review of “The Settler” by an Israeli blogger.
“Home (Lives in My Song)” featured in The Jewish Standard
Orit Arfa’s novel The Settler aims to give the reader a better sense of the picture and human faces behind the disengagement of the Gaza Strip in 2005.
Shiri Lev Ari interviews Orit as part of her literature our on Kol Yisrael Radio, featuring interviews with leading authors
Had the people of Gush Katif been more secular in their fight for Gush Katif, they could have been sitting in their homes. עם כל הכבוד לאורח החיים הדתי של אנשי גוש-קטיף ושל ציבור המתנחלים הדתיים, בימים שבהם הבתים שלהם – והארץ כולה – היו נתונים בסכנה, היה עליהם לדעת כי חיי אדם קודמים למצוות פולחניות
The reviewer writes “talented author” and “beautifully written” and “fascinating”
The Hebrew version of “The Settler” took the #7 spot for digital books, as reported by Ha’aretz