Writer on Fire: Ariana Harwicz (Argentina) in Conversation with Dana Shem-Ur

The radical writing of Ariana Harwicz is known for its violence, erotic intensity, and searing social critique. Her work has been translated into more than 15 languages, including English, German, Arabic, and Turkish, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. Recently, director Martin Scorsese acquired the rights to her novel Die, My Love (published in Hebrew by Zikit in 2015, translated by Michal Shalev), with plans to produce a film adaptation directed by Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin) and starring Jennifer Lawrence.

Harwicz’s second novel translated into Hebrew, Feebleminded (Nine Lives, 2021, also translated by Michal Shalev), is a bold and thought-provoking work that explores desire, mental illness, and identity. At its center is a woman grappling with alienation, loneliness and longing, while facing the judgment of a society that measures her by irrelevant moral and medical standards.

Harwicz will speak with author Dana Shem-Ur about the links between love and violence, her singular approach to feminism, the challenges of writing as a Jewish author in a time of rising antisemitism – and what she calls the hypocrisy of the West and of feminists who betray their sisters.

This event is a collaboration with Cervantes institute