David Aberbach is Emeritus Professor at McGill University, Canada. He has written widely on Hebrew and Comparative Literature, with a particular interest in subjects bridging the Arts and Social Sciences, including books on loss and separation in literature, charisma, national poetry, poverty, and the environment. His publications include Literature and Poverty: From the Hebrew Bible to the Second World War (2019) and The Environment and Literature of Moral Dilemmas: From Adam to Michael K (2022).