The Schocken Book of Contemporary Jewish Fiction
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9780805210651
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Unknown
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Publication Year
1996
Publisher
Pages
420
Subject
Short Stories - Jewish; American Fiction - Jewish Authors
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Description
Donated by Aya Betensky and Bob Kraut. This landmark anthology brings together some of the best stories written in the last thirty years by and about American Jews. Saul Bellow tells a brutal coming-of-age story set in Chicago; Mark Helprin recalls a stint in the Israeli army during the Six-Day War; Grace Paley explores the complex relationship between Jews and Blacks; Philip Roth muses on what life would have been like for Kafka if he had come to America, and maybe dated Roth's aunt From I.B. Singer's unforgettable depiction of a widower in Miami Beach to Michael Chabon's California-style Jewish wedding and Allegra Goodman's satiric portrayal of a yuppie Orthodox family, a rare view--and one surprising in its diversity--emerges out of the contemporary experience in America. - from Amzon
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