Todd Hasak-Lowy
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Todd Hasak-Lowy has a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkley. For eight years, he was a professor of Hebrew Language and Literature at the University of Florida. During that time, he published scholarly articles and the book, Here and Now: History, Nationalism, and Realism in Modern Hebrew Fiction. He has also translated the books. Since moving to Chicago, Hasak-Lowy has turned to writing full-time and has taught various creative writing courses at different institutions including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University and the University of Illinois – Chicago. While his first books were written more for an adult audience, he has since moved into writing books geared more toward young readers.
””’33 Minutes””’ *2015 ILLINOIS READS Book ””’Me Being Me Is Exactly as Insane as You Being You””’ *2016 ILLINOIS READS Book ””’Somewhere There is Still a Sun””’ *National Jewish Book Award Finalist, Young Adult Literature, Jewish Book Council
33 minutes / | Captives : | Here and now : | Me being me is exactly as insane as you being you / | Roses and radicals : | Somewhere there is still a sun / | The task of this translator / | We are power :