David Grossman’s “The Desire to Be Gisella”

Update: 2021-06-02

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In his essay, “The Desire to be Gisella,” Grossman ponders the root of our fear of the “other” in ourselves and in those we love, and he thinks of authorship as a mad rebellion against this fear.

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David Grossman, “The Desire to be Gisella.” Writing in the Dark, Essays on Politics and Literature. Translated by Jessica Cohen. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

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David Grossman’s “The Desire to Be Gisella”

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David Grossman’s “The Desire to Be Gisella”

David Grossman’s “The Desire to Be Gisella”