Aharon Appelfeld is one of the undisputed giants of contemporary Israeli literature. This volume brings together critical papers presented at an international symposium on the work of Aharon Appelfeld held at York University, Toronto. It also includes a number of original short stories by Aharon Appelfeld in English translation, a long interview and, for the first time, a complete bibliography of Appelfeld's works as well as secondary sources on him.
Michael L. Brown (born March 16, 1955) is a Messianic Jewish Old Testament scholar, professor, activist, itinerant speaker, and author who has preached in numerous countries and written twenty books. He is the founder and president of ICN Ministries. His writings have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He was married to Nancy Gurian on March 14, 1976 and they have two daughters, Jennifer and Megan, and four grandchildren.