Book Discussion with Dana Shem-Ur
Sunday, June 25, 2023 • 6 Tammuz 5783
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMZoomNOW ON ZOOM ONLY
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NOVEL SUMMARY - WHERE I AM
Where I Am, a piercing novel about life abroad in a cultural setting not one’s own: Reut is an
Israeli translator living in Paris with a French husband and their child. She’s made sacrifices for
her family but now feels a simmering discontent and estrangement that erupts at a festive
dinner party with affluent, intellectual friends. During the sumptuous meal, she navigates a
tangle of cultural codes with which she’s never been fully at ease. This is a novel about big life
choices that examines a woman’s attitudes toward belonging to a man, to a culture, to a
language. Where I Am is an intimate, witty book portraying a profoundly human yearning to stop
everything, to lay down one’s head, and to feel―if only for a moment―at home.
AUTHOR BIO
Dana Shem-Ur lived in Paris for three years and obtained a master’s degree in philosophy from
the École Normale Supérieure. She is a Ph.D. candidate in history at Tel Aviv University who
translates from French, Italian, and Chinese into Hebrew.
More information is available at danashem-ur.com.
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