Jonathan Garfinkel

I'm a writer mostly based in Toronto, although I'm currently living in a castle in southern Germany. Sometimes I read Isaac Babel to the blind horse in the field. Other times I write. I've written a book of poetry called Glass Psalms, three plays (one of which is 'House of Many Tongues', which will premiere in Bochum, Germany on Sunday, October 19) and a book of literary non-fiction, 'Ambivalence: Adventures in Israel and Palestine' (published by Norton U.S. and Penguin Canada). Currently I'm working on a novel and trying to improve my soccer skills. Oh yes. I've recently started up a Jewish jogging club with San Francisco-based artist Josh Greene.

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Sebald, Stuttgart and an Unexpected Letter

I received a note in my mailbox today from a friend. I want to post…

For Germans, Schvitz Is A Science

Well, it’s a foggy day here at the Castle. Perfect opportunity to head to the…

The New Germany

So I am living in Germany under somewhat unusual circumstances. That is, I’m living in…

Alien Love

In the end, the play did have its premiere last night – and it went…

A Jewish Playwright in Germany

Jonathan Garfinkel, author of Ambivalence: Adventures in Israel and Palestine, will be blogging all week…