Night Night Fawn (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593448007)

From the author of Confessions of the Fox comes a novel in which a yenta on her deathbed begins to look back at all her failures--including her child.

"The unleashed Id of Portnoy's Complaint alloyed with transmasculine prodigal sons, smutty yentas, and Cold War politics . . . Rosenberg writes with such verve it's like watching a fantastic skateboarder do a bunch of tricks. I'm hooked."--Torrey Peters, author of Stag Dance

In a cluttered rent-controlled apartment in the middle of Manhattan, Barbara Rosenberg--old world yenta, committed homophobe, accomplished jazzercizer--is terminally ill, high on opioids, and writing the story of her life. Forget about her late husband, her career as the receptionist for an Upper East Side plastic surgeon, and her failed aspirations to be an actress. What she really wants to talk about are her unhinged thoughts on gender, Karl Marx, Jewish diaspora, and her two great disappointing loves: an estranged trans son and a long lost best friend whose betrayal haunts Barbara still. As she descends further into delirium and illness, Barbara's theories get wilder, and her circumstances put her on a crash course with these intimates once again.

Part novel, part someone's mother's unauthorized memoir, this novel is a timely exploration of sexuality, intergenerational conflict, and who gets to have an intellectual life.

Author: Jordy Rosenberg
ISBN-10: 0593448006
ISBN-13: 9780593448007
Publisher: One World
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2026
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs