{"product_id":"the-oxford-book-of-jewish-ilan-stavans-9780195110197","title":"The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories","description":"In this remarkably wide-ranging anthology, Ilan Stavans has collected the work of more than fifty notable Jewish writers from around the globe, weaving these diverse viewpoints and voices into a rich portrait of Jewish literary tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Book of Jewish Stories\u003c\/em\u003e takes us from the mid-1800s right up to the present, encompassing the full spectrum of Jewish writing around the world. The variety of tales captured here is stunning. Readers will find stories such as \"A Yom Kippur Scandal\" by Sholem Aleichem, the father of Yiddish literature; \"Before the Law\" by Franz Kafka; \"Looking for Mr. Green\" by Saul Bellow; \"The Spinoza of Market Street\" by Isaac Bashevis Singer; and \"Midrash on Happiness\" by Grace Paley. Stavans has included many pieces by Americans, including such markedly different writers as Cynthia Ozick, Bernard Malamud, Moacyr Seliar, Stanley Elkin, Delmore Schwartz, Dan Jacobson, Francine Prose, Allegra Goodman, and Philip Roth. And here too are pieces from around the globe, by writers no less varied: Isaac Babel, Italo Svevo, Primo Levi, Elias Canetti, Amos Oz, and Danilo Kis. What emerges in the end is proof of an observation by Ba'al Makshoves--that the Jews may have many languages and a dozen echoes in foreign tongues, but only one literature. And it is one of the finest in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe many marvelous tales that fill \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Book of Jewish Stories\u003c\/em\u003e affirm that a shared identity can exist without sterile uniformity--and that writers can engage their religious and cultural heritage without losing touch with those rich, complex ambiguities that inhabit the heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ilan Stavans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195110196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195110197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.76h x 5.87w x 1.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1998 pg. 1327\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/28\/1998 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1998 pg. 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/1998","brand":"Ilan Stavans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43914189242623,"sku":"9780195110197","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5edd365e-be7f-424f-82ed-07d66ea0cc75.jpg?v=1680640854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-oxford-book-of-jewish-ilan-stavans-9780195110197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}