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Host Marcela Sulak reads from the opening of Orly Castel-Bloom\\u2019s short story, \\u201cHeathcliff,\\u201d in which\\xa0a young girl\\u2019s crush on the literary figure, Heathcliff, follows her about the city of Tel Aviv.\\xa0In Castel-Bloom\\u2019s signature narrative style, it is difficult to tell reality from imagination, and the results are menacing.

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\\u201cSmadar trailed along Ibn Gvirol Street. The taste of the cigarette was bitter. She looked around to make sure that nobody could see her and spat a big gob onto the pavement. When she raised her eyes, she turned red. Two eyes were watching her. They were Heathcliff\\u2019s eyes. Green, slightly slanting and focused on her\\u2026\\u201c

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Castel-Bloom was born in Tel Aviv in 1960 to parents originally from Egypt. A leading voice in Hebrew literature,\\xa0she currently teaches creative writing at Tel Aviv University.\\xa0Her post-modern classic, Dolly City, has been included in UNESCO\\u2019s Collection of Representative Works, and was nominated in 2007 as one of the ten most important books since the creation of the State of Israel.

Text:
Orly Castel-Bloom, \\u201cHeathcliff,\\u201d translated by Dalya Bilu, 50 Stories from Israel: An Anthology. Ed. Zisi Stavi.

Further reading:
Orly Castel-Bloom, Dolly City, translated by Dalya Bilu. Dalkey Archive 2010.

Music:
REO \\u2013 Bemakom Acher
Desire \\u2013 Under Your Spell
Emily Karpel \\u2013 Hey!